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Thesaurus: becalm

To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.

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  1. v. t. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
  2. v. t. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
  3. v. make steady
  4. 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips. 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.