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bedim

[bih-dim]

verb (used with object), -dimmed, -dim·ming.

to make dim; darken; obscure.

Origin:
1560–70; be- + dim

Related forms

un·be·dimmed, adjective

Synonyms
becloud, overcast, shroud; muddle.

Antonyms
illumine, brighten.

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bedim (bɪˈdɪm)

—vb , -dims, -dimming, -dimmed
	(tr) to make dim or obscure

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