'Becalm' definitions:

Definition of 'becalm'

(from WordNet)
verb
Make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm, becalm]

Definition of 'Becalm'

From: GCIDE
  • Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.]
  • 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. [1913 Webster]
  • Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. --Philips. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. [1913 Webster]

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