quash
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(verb) put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" |
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Synonyms: keep down, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate |
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Related Words: clamp down, crush, oppress, suppress |
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(verb) declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea" |
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Synonyms: annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, void |
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Related Words: break, cancel |
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