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becalm definition

be·calm (bē käm′, bi-)

transitive verb

  1. to make quiet or still; calm
  2. to make (a sailing vessel) motionless from lack of wind: usually in passive voice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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