Make
Make verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over
Quell
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Star Carrier: Earth Strike, a group of Starhawks make a low-altitude, high-speed pass over the airstrip at the Marine base on Haris, using the noise from their sonic booms and from firing their particle beams at a far-off hilltop to quell a riot.
Source: Buzzing the Deck
Cite this Source
Quell and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/quell
Make & Quell. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/quell>.
Quell or Make. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/quell.
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