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BEDIM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: bedimmed    , bedimming   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make obscure or unclear

Example:

The distinction was obscured

Synonyms:

bedim; obscure; overcloud

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bedim" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

Synonyms:

bedim; benight

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bedim" is one way to...):

darken (make dark or darker)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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