Quash vs Engulf - What's the difference?
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To defeat forcibly.
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To crush or dash to pieces.
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(legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
To overwhelm.
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To surround; to cover.
Quash is a related term of engulf.
As verbs the difference between quash and engulf
is that quash is to defeat forcibly while engulf is to overwhelm.quash
English
Verb
(es)- The army quashed the rebellion.
- Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
- The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed , / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
Anagrams
*engulf
English
Verb
(en verb)- Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.
- Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed earth.