becalmv.

/bɪˈkɑːm/

Etymology: < be- prefix 2 + calm v.

1. transitive. To make calm or still; to calm, quiet; figurative to assuage, mitigate, soothe, tranquillize.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)]

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the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > make quiet or tranquil [verb (transitive)]

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1613 Bp. J. Hall Holy Panegyrick 77 Hee..hath becalmed the world, and shut the iron gates of warre.

a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 159 Thou becalm'st Minds easelesse anguish.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 515 What pow'r becalms th' innavigable seas?

1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again xxxii. 417 Thy medic touch becalms my throbbing brow.

a. Nautical. To shelter from, or deprive (a ship) of, wind; usually in passive to be becalmed: to lie motionless for want of wind.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > keep wind from a ship or becalm

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > be impeded by wind > be becalmed

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c1595 T. Maynarde Sir Francis Drake his Voy. (1849) 8 Being becalmed under the lee of the land.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 62 To martiall..those squadrons..a good berth or distance from each other, that they becalme not one another.

1704 in London Gaz. No. 4033/1 The Charles Gally..being becalmed, was attacked.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 1 The fleet was becalmed off the Godwin Sands.

b. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter

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1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates 196 (R.) I and mine becalm'd from hatred's blast.

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. v. i. 63 'Twas life becalm'd; without a gentle breath.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	becalm
释义	becalmv. /bɪˈkɑːm/ Etymology: < be- prefix 2 + calm v. 1. transitive. To make calm or still; to calm, quiet; figurative to assuage, mitigate, soothe, tranquillize. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)] softa1225 stilla1325 coolc1330 accoya1375 appeasec1374 attemperc1386 lullc1386 quieta1398 peasea1400 amesec1400 assuagec1400 mesec1400 soberc1430 modify?a1439 establish1477 establish1477 pacify1484 pacify1515 unbrace?1526 settle1530 steady1530 allay1550 calm1559 compromitc1574 restore1582 recollect1587 serenize1598 smooth1604 compose1607 recompose1611 becalm1613 besoothe1614 unprovokea1616 halcyon1616 unstrain1616 leniate1622 tranquillize1623 unperplexa1631 belull1631 sedate1646 unmaze1647 assopiatea1649 serenate1654 serene1654 tranquillify1683 soothe1697 unalarm1722 reserene1755 quietize1791 peacify1845 quieten1853 conjure1856 peace1864 disfever1880 patise1891 de-tension1961 mellow1974 the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > make quiet or tranquil [verb (transitive)] still1300 peasec1350 accoya1375 coyc1374 lullc1386 quiet1423 acquieta1535 calm1559 becalm1613 compose1615 slumber1622 unruffle1629 quieten1759 bestill1760 quietize1791 peace1864 1613 Bp. J. Hall Holy Panegyrick 77 Hee..hath becalmed the world, and shut the iron gates of warre. a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 159 Thou becalm'st Minds easelesse anguish. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 515 What pow'r becalms th' innavigable seas? 1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again xxxii. 417 Thy medic touch becalms my throbbing brow. 2. a. Nautical. To shelter from, or deprive (a ship) of, wind; usually in passive to be becalmed: to lie motionless for want of wind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > keep wind from a ship or becalm encalm1562 becalmc1595 beleea1616 calma1616 blanket1884 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > be impeded by wind > be becalmed to be becalmedc1595 c1595 T. Maynarde Sir Francis Drake his Voy. (1849) 8 Being becalmed under the lee of the land. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 62 To martiall..those squadrons..a good berth or distance from each other, that they becalme not one another. 1704 in London Gaz. No. 4033/1 The Charles Gally..being becalmed, was attacked. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 1 The fleet was becalmed off the Godwin Sands. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter wrench?c1225 covera1275 herda1300 lown1487 scug1513 subumber1543 becalm1559 embower1580 ensconce1594 sconce1598 screen1611 burrow1657 lew1664 embosom1685 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates 196 (R.) I and mine becalm'd from hatred's blast. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. v. i. 63 'Twas life becalm'd; without a gentle breath. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1559
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