becalm

tr.v., -calmed, -calm·ing, -calms.

1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).
2. To make calm or still; soothe.

verb

To make or become calm: allay, balm, calm (down), lull, quiet, settle, still, tranquilize. See calm/agitation.

v. (usually be becalmed) leave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make steady
  Synonyms: steady, calm

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lade vinden løje af, ligge vindstille

Nederlands (Dutch)
kalmeren, de wind uit de zeilen nemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - calmer, apaiser, rendre immobile (par l'absence de vent)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beruhigen, abstillen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθησυχάζω, κατευνάζω, (ναυτ.) (στην παθητική φωνή) πέφτω σε μπουνάτσα

Italiano (Italian)
abbonacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aquietar, parar navio (por calmaria), acalmar

Русский (Russian)
успокаивать, без ветра на море

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - calmar, serenar, sosegar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lugna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使安静, 因无风而使停航

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使安靜, 因無風而使停航

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배를 세우다, ~을 가라 앉히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 風がないで止める, 静める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) سكن ( البحر), هدأ, أوقف (مركبا) لقله الرياح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיע, עצר‬

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