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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche