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Verb: becalm  bi'kaam
  1. Stop being excited, agitated or moving
    "She tried to becalm the angry crowd";
    - steady, calm
     
  2. (nautical) prevent (a sailing vessel) from moving by lack of wind
    "The ship was becalmed for three days"

Derived forms: becalmed, becalms, becalming

Type of: stabilise [Brit], stabilize