English-Spanish translations for quash

• aplastar
  La pena de muerte, ya se lleve a cabo inmediatamente o no, ha sido utilizada por el Estado chino como forma de aplastar los deseos de una gran parte de la población del Tíbet. The death penalty, whether to be carried out immediately or delayed, has been used by the Chinese state as a means of quashing the wishes of a large part of the population of Tibet.
• aplastar derrotar
• derrotar

Definition of quash

• To defeat decisively
• To crush or dash to pieces
• To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc

Examples

• The army quashed the rebellion.

Related words

• cask
• casket
• concussion
• discuss
• discussion
• fracas
• percussion
• rescue
• squash