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Bedimmed Bedim Be*dim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Bedimming.]
To make dim; to obscure or darken. --Shak.
Dimmed Dim Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dimming.]
1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or
distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull;
to obscure; to eclipse.
A king among his courtiers, who dims all his
attendants. --Dryden.
Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.
--Cowper.
2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing
clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to
darken the senses or understanding of.
Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.
--C. Pitt.
Dimmer Dim Dim, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] [AS. dim;
akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of
uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;
obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;
indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
The dim magnificence of poetry. --Whewell.
How is the gold become dim! --Lam. iv. 1.
I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.
--Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of
apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job
xvii. 7.
The understanding is dim. --Rogers.
Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
sullied; tarnished.
Dimmest Dim Dim, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] [AS. dim;
akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of
uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;
obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;
indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
The dim magnificence of poetry. --Whewell.
How is the gold become dim! --Lam. iv. 1.
I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.
--Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of
apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job
xvii. 7.
The understanding is dim. --Rogers.
Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
sullied; tarnished.
