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bedim

[ bih-dim ]
/ bɪˈdɪm /
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verb (used with object), be·dimmed, be·dim·ming.

to make dim; darken; obscure.

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Origin of bedim

First recorded in 1560–70; be- + dim

OTHER WORDS FROM bedim

un·be·dimmed, adjective

Words nearby bedim

Bedford cord, Bedford Heights, Bedfordshire, bedframe, bedight, bedim, bed in, Bedivere, bedizen, bed jacket, bedlam
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Words related to bedim

darken, overcast, adumbrate, fog, fade, becloud, obscure, mist, cloud, gloom

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British Dictionary definitions for bedim

bedim
/ (bɪˈdɪm) /

verb -dims, -dimming or -dimmed

(tr) to make dim or obscure
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