lull

About 1.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A period of rest or soothing.
noun A period of reduced activity; a respite.
noun A period without waves or wind.
noun An extended pause between sets of waves.
verb To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
verb To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
The storm lulled.
verb To give somebody a false sense of security so that an unpleasant situation takes the person by surprise.
They lulled us into thinking we still had time.