Difference between cancel and quash
Definitions
verb
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- declare null and void; make ineffective
- make invalid for use
- make up for
- remove or make invisible
noun
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Examples
Of course, you would expect it to be damp in those parts of the Highlands which the Camanachd Association holds as its fiefdom and indeed shinty has suffered in recent weeks with matches being cancelled due to unplayable pitches.
He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out.
Non-emergency surgery planned over the next few days had to be cancelled because of the blood donor crisis.
Definitions
verb
- declare invalid
- put down by force or intimidation
Examples
When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu.
Basically, it is a fish stew mixed with squash, sweet potatoes, okra, tamarind, and different kinds of peppers.
Place the squash on a warm serving platter and cover.
