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De - Pt| English Dictionary: becalm | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for becalm | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
