QUASH

(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"
synonyms : keep down , reduce , repress , subdue , subjugate
(verb) declare invalid
"The contract was annulled", "void a plea"
synonyms : annul , avoid , invalidate , nullify , void

Mnemonics for quash

(Tag: ) squash also means the same - compress/suppress.
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(Tag: ) quash can be framed as CRUSH to ash, so qu+(ASH)
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(Tag: eng) in the game of SQUASH my advancement to win the match was CRUSHED by the opponent
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(Tag: eng) in the game of SQUASH my advancement to win the match was CRUSHED by the opponent
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(Tag: ) quash:qua-sh:quite-shshshsh using force.
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