Today let's learn a new word, quash!

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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.

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