About The Word Becalm
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Becalm
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What's The Definition Of Becalm?
[v] make steady; "steady yourself"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Becalm: calm | steady Related Terms | Find terms related to Becalm: See Also | stabilise | stabilize Becalm In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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.
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