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Becalm   Listen
verb
Becalm  v. t.  (past & past part. becalmed; pres. part. becalming)  
1.
To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. "Soft whispering airs... becalm the mind."
2.
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Becalm" Quotes from Famous Books



... lull, allay, hush, tranquillize, becalm, still, compose, quiet, appease, pacify, assuage, moderate, alleviate, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming



Words linked to "Becalm" :   stabilize, steady



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