cass, v. t. [F. casser, LL. cassare, fr. L. cassus empty, hollow, and perhaps influenced by L. quassare to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere to shake. Cf. Cashier, v. t., Quash, Cask.].
To render useless or void; to quash; to annul; to reject; to send away. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]