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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: becalm v : make steady; "steady your hands" [syn: {steady}, {calm}]
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