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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·calm v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (░); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.]
 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
    Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.   --Philips.
 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 becalmed
      adj : rendered motionless for lack of wind