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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.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › bedimBEDIM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    to make dim or obscure. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. bedim in American English. (biˈdɪm ; bɪˈdɪm ) verb transitive Word forms: beˈdimmed or beˈdimming. to make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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

    verb. make darker and difficult to perceive by sight. synonyms: benight. see more. verb. make obscure or unclear. synonyms: obscure, overcloud. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Bedim." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/bedim. Accessed 10 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles

  6. 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.

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

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

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBEDIM definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    bedim in American English. SYNONYMS becloud, overcast, shroud; muddle. ANTONYMS illumine, brighten. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBEDIM - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "BEDIM": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › bedimBedim Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    verb. bedimmed. To make dim. American Heritage. 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.

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

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bedim. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.