quash
English Thesaurus
1. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
hypernym | : | crush, oppress, suppress, |
definition | : | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social) |
2. declare invalid (verb.social)
hypernym | : | cancel, strike down, |
definition | : | declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | break, |
definition | : | invalidate by judicial action (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | stet, |
definition | : | printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion (verb.social) |
3. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
derivation | : | repression, |
definition | : | the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act) |
derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
derivation | : | repression, |
definition | : | a state of forcible subjugation (noun.state) |
4. declare invalid (verb.social)
derivation | : | nullification, override, |
definition | : | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | annulment, invalidation, |
definition | : | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | nullification, |
definition | : | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | nullifier, |
definition | : | an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws (noun.person) |
5. put down by force or intimidation (verb.social)
derivation | : | repression, |
definition | : | the act of repressing; control by holding down (noun.act) |
derivation | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
derivation | : | repression, |
definition | : | a state of forcible subjugation (noun.state) |
6. declare invalid (verb.social)
derivation | : | nullification, override, |
definition | : | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | annulment, invalidation, |
definition | : | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | nullification, |
definition | : | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | nullifier, |
definition | : | an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws (noun.person) |
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