Associations to the word «Becalm»
Wiktionary
BECALM, verb. (transitive) To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
BECALM, verb. (transitive) (nautical) To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
Dictionary definition
BECALM, verb. Make steady; "steady yourself".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.