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becalm

[bɪˈkɑːm]

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2019

be•calm v.t.

Nautical, Naval Termsto deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it;
subject to a calm:The schooner was becalmed in the horse latitudes for two weeks.
[Archaic.]to calm;
pacify.

be- + calm 1550–60

Synonyms: soothe, calm, pacify, quiet, appease, more...

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