bedim

[ bih-dim ]
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verb (used with object),be·dimmed, be·dim·ming.
  1. to make dim; darken; obscure.

Origin of bedim

1
First recorded in 1560–70; be- + dim

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Other words from bedim

  • un·be·dimmed, adjective

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How to use bedim in a sentence

  • The daylight from the street then entered in a lurid stream, bedimming the glare of lamps and candles.

    A Love Episode | Emile Zola
  • Percival was suddenly conscious of a mist bedimming his eyes.

    West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheon
  • Her brow flushed with pleasure and she rose, dwarfing and bedimming the little man with her large frame and golden head.

    Barbara Lynn | Emily J. Jenkinson
  • It seemed as if never so thin a gauze had been drawn over the face of the sun, just faintly bedimming, without obscuring it.

    The Cardinal's Snuff-Box | Henry Harland

British Dictionary definitions for bedim

bedim

/ (bɪˈdɪm) /


verb-dims, -dimming or -dimmed
  1. (tr) to make dim or obscure

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