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becalm.

To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɪˈkɑːm/UK/bɪˈkɑm/US/bɪˈkɑlm/US/bɪˈkɔm/US
  1. To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English calm English becalm From be- + calm.

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