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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: repress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, reduce
Categories: crush, oppress, suppress
How to sign: declare invalid
"The contract was annulled"; "void a plea";
Similiar / Same: invalidate, annul, void, nullify, avoid
Categories: cancel, strike down