BECALM

becalm. Becalm, v.t. to quiet, appease make easy, still

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Be‐calm″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.] 1. 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips. 2. 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.