becalm

be·calm

verb \bi-ˈkä(l)m\

Definition of BECALM

transitive verb

1

a : to keep motionless by lack of wind b : to stop the progress of

2

: to make calm : soothe

Examples of BECALM

1. <becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks>

First Known Use of BECALM

1582

Related to BECALM

Synonyms: calm, compose, lull, lullaby, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], salve, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

Antonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex

Related Words: appease, conciliate, hush, mollify, pacify, placate; allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lay, mitigate, quell, relax, relieve, solace; narcotize, sedate, stupefy

Near Antonyms: aggravate, heighten, intensify; arouse, excite, foment, incite, rouse, stir (up), work up

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Rhymes with BECALM

A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, cheongsam, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam