- Bedimming
- 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. 2000.
Bedimming
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bedimming — be·dim || bɪ dɪm v. darken; make unclear … English contemporary dictionary
bedimming — bedimmˈing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑bedim … Useful english dictionary
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
Bedimmed — 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 — /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 — (v.) 1560s, from BE (Cf. be ) + DIM (Cf. dim) (adj.). Related: Bedimmed; bedimming … Etymology dictionary
bedim — verb (bedims, bedimming, bedimmed) literary make dim … English new terms dictionary
eclipse — n 1. obscuration, obfuscation, concealment, occultation, blockage, hiding, covering; darkening, shadowing, shading, adumbration, beclouding, overclouding, overcasting, bedimming, dimming. 2. overshadowing, outshining, outstripping, outdoing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bedim — [bē dim′, bidim′] vt. bedimmed, bedimming to make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure … English World dictionary
bedim — v.tr. (bedimmed, bedimming) poet. make (the eyes, mind, etc.) dim … Useful english dictionary
