how to pronounce quash

/kwɒʃ/

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quash is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of quash in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to quash the original acquittal but now …”

meanings of quash

verb:

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

quash frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quash occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics quash can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that quash can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;