What part of speech is quashed?

Quashed can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. quashed is a verb, past participle of quash (infinitive).
  • 2. quashed is a verb, past simple of quash (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does quashed mean?

Definitions

Verb

quash - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
quash - 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"

Examples of quashed

#   Sentence  
1. verb The military quashed the revolt within a matter of hours.
2. verb The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.
Sentence  
verb
The military quashed the revolt within a matter of hours.
The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.

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