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Becalm
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Becalm
see synonyms of becalmverb (transitive)
rare
to calm down
skilled heads of state trying to becalm old enmities
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Becalm
see synonyms of becalm verb transitive
1.
to make quiet or still; calm
2.
to make (a sailing vessel) motionless from lack of wind
usually in passive voiceWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Becalm
see synonyms of becalmtr.v. be·calmed, be·calm·ing, be·calms
1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).
2. To make calm or still; soothe.
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