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Bedim — Be*dim (b[ e]*d[i^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedimmed} (b[ e]*d[i^]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedimming}.] To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedim — index blind (obscure), camouflage, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, sully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
bedim — (v.) 1560s, from BE (Cf. be ) + DIM (Cf. dim) (adj.). Related: Bedimmed; bedimming … Etymology dictionary
bedim — dim, eclipse, cloud, becloud, fog, befog, obfuscate, *obscure, darken Analogous words: cloak, mask, *disguise: conceal, *hide, screen … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bedim — [bē dim′, bidim′] vt. bedimmed, bedimming to make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure … English World dictionary
bedim — transitive verb Date: 1565 1. to make less bright 2. to make indistinct ; obscure … New Collegiate Dictionary
bedim — /bi dim /, v.t., bedimmed, bedimming. to make dim; darken; obscure. [1560 70; BE + DIM] Syn. becloud, overcast, shroud; muddle. Ant. illumine, brighten. * * * … Universalium
bedim — verb To make dim; to obscure or darken. Read in thy New Testament and elsewhere, if, with floods of mealymouthed inanity, with miserable froth vortices of Cant now several centuries old, thy New Testament is not all bedimmed for thee … Wiktionary
bedim — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See CLEAR … English dictionary for students
bedim — be·dim || bɪ dɪm v. darken; make unclear … English contemporary dictionary
bedim — imbed … Anagrams dictionary
