bedim

American  

[bih-dim] / bɪˈdɪm /

verb (used with object)

bedimmed, bedimming

1. to make dim; darken; obscure.

   Synonyms:

   muddle, shroud, overcast, becloud

   Antonyms:

   brighten, illumine

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bedim British  

/ bɪˈdɪm /

verb

1. (tr) to make dim or obscure

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unbedimmed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of bedim

First recorded in 1560–70; be- + dim

Example Sentences

The darkening cinematic mood that has engulfed even 007 won't be allowed to bedim the Dolby Theatre.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2013

Ash and dust bedim the sky, blocking the sun's light.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Three moons have waned, and the Palmer, again, By Gertrude stands, and smileth fain; Nor of haste, nor of death, speaks the Palmer, now; Nor doth sadness or sorrow bedim his brow.

From The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme by Cooper, Thomas

English sentiment began to bedim Gallic eyes, and so what we know as the Louis XVI style was born.

From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de

But tears, rough, manly tears, for the dead, Like dews of night bedim the glass, With throbbing hearts and lifted hands, We name him—“Dowling! of the Pass.”

From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various