BEDIM

obscure, bedim, overcloud

(verb) make obscure or unclear; “The distinction was obscured”

benight, bedim

(verb) make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bedim (third-person singular simple present bedims, present participle bedimming, simple past and past participle bedimmed)

(transitive) To make dim; to obscure or darken.

Anagrams

• imbed

Source: Wiktionary


Be*dim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedimming.]

Definition: To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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