Becalm

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.

2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.