bedim
[bih-dim]
verb (used with object), be·dimmed, be·dim·ming.
to make dim; darken; obscure.
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Then her face flushed, and a warm cloud seemed to bedim her eyes.
Wild Youth, Volume CompleteGilbert Parker
He cast his eyes on that rider,—but one glance was enough to bedim his eye-sight, if not to scare away his reason.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3)James Hogg
Here is his sure title to nobility—a title that neither time nor eternity can ever tarnish or bedim.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;Clark S. Beardslee
No men have done more to bedim the reputation of Washington, than Jefferson and Randolph.
Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)A Sexton of the Old School
A little joy on earth, they think, will not bedim the lustre of a life that is to come—if such there be.
A Thoughtless YesHelen H. Gardener
bedim
verb -dims, -dimming or -dimmed
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