Main entry: subdue, subjugate, quash, reduce, repress, keep down
Definition: put down by force or intimidation
Usage: The government quashes any attempt of an uprising; China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently; The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Main entry: void, avoid, annul, invalidate, nullify, quash
Definition: declare invalid
Usage: The contract was annulled; void a plea