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    bedim
    /bɪˈdɪm/

    verb

    • 1. cause to become dim: literary "a slight cloud would bedim the sky"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bedimBedim Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to make less bright. 2. : to make indistinct : obscure. Synonyms. becloud. befog. blacken. blear. blur. cloud. darken. dim. dislimn. fog. fuzz (up) haze. mist. obscure. overcast. overcloud. overshadow. shadow. shroud. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bedimBedim - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    bedim Add to list. bedim. Other forms: bedimmed; bedims; bedimming. Definitions of bedim. verb. make darker and difficult to perceive by sight. synonyms: benight. see more. verb.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEDIM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    bedim in American English. (bɪˈdɪm) transitive verb Word forms: -dimmed, -dimming. to make dim; darken; obscure. SYNONYMS becloud, overcast, shroud; muddle. ANTONYMS illumine, brighten. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bedimBEDIM Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Bedim definition: to make dim; darken; obscure.. See examples of BEDIM used in a sentence.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › bedimBedim Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    To make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure. Webster's New World. To make dim; to obscure or darken. Wiktionary. Synonyms: overcloud. obscure. benight. fade. darken. adumbrate. overcast. mist. gloom. fog. cloud. blur. becloud. befog. obfuscate. Origin of Bedim. From be- +‎ dim. From Wiktionary. Bedim Is Also Mentioned In.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › bedimBedim - definition of bedim by The Free Dictionary

    Define bedim. bedim synonyms, bedim pronunciation, bedim translation, English dictionary definition of bedim. tr.v. be·dimmed , be·dim·ming , be·dims To make dim. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › bedimBEDIM Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for BEDIM: obscure, blur, darken, dim, blacken, cloud, mist, becloud; Antonyms of BEDIM: light (up), lighten, brighten, illuminate, reveal, illumine, expose, uncover.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › bedim_vbedim, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the verb bedim is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for bedim is from 1582, in a translation by Richard Stanyhurst, literary scholar and translator. bedim is formed within English, by derivation.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bedimbedim - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · bedim (third-person singular simple present bedims, present participle bedimming, simple past and past participle bedimmed) To make dim; to obscure or darken.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › bedimbedim - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. be•dim (bi dim′ ), v.t., -dimmed, -dim•ming. to make dim; darken; obscure. be - + dim 1560–70. becloud, overcast, shroud; muddle. illumine, brighten.