becalm Meaning, Definition & Usage

imperfect & past participle Becalmed (); present participle & verbal noun Becalming

To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. Philips.
To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.