becalm

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

becalm
    v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: {steady}, {calm},
         {becalm}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Becalm \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.
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            Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.
                                                  --Philips.
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   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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