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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