Quash

Today let's learn a new word, quash! [Transcript: Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills. Today’s word of the day is quash. Quash is a doing word therefore it is a verb. Quash has two meanings. Firstly it is to reject something as invalid. Secondly it is to put an end to or suppress. An example of the word quash used in a sentence would be: The new evidence was enough to quash the conviction and she was set free. Or, He had to quash the rumours now before things got too out of hand. Synonyms: cancel, reverse, withdraw, end, terminate. Antonyms: validate, prompt, aid, yield, surrender. Thank you for listening, we hope that you found it helpful and interesting. Until next time.]