To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
Alleviation; abatement; check.
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
A period of rest or soothing.
A period without waves or wind.
An extended pause between sets of waves.
A period of reduced activity; a respite