Videobecalm

/bi'kɑ:m/

The verb becalm is a unique word used to describe the act of making something steady, quiet, or motionless. While it can apply to soothing a person's anxious nerves or quietening a child with music, it also has a specific nautical history. In sailing, to becalm a ship is to deprive it of the wind necessary for movement, leaving it stuck and still on the water. This lesson explores the various ways to use becalm and its adjective form, becalmed. You will learn about its synonyms like soothe and still, its antonyms like agitate, and the common idiom regarding the doldrums. Watch this lesson to master this evocative term for stillness and stagnation.

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The sailboat is becalmed on the glassy sea.