Căss, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Fr. casser, O. Fr. cacher, Pr. cassar, caissar, cachar, quassar, It. & L. Lat. cassare, from Lat. cassus, empty, hollow, and perhaps under the influence of Lat. quassare, to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere, to shake. Cf. CASHIER, v. t.] To render useless or void; to quash; to annul; to reject; to send away. [Obs.] Raleigh.