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.