be·dim (bĭ-dĭm′) tr.v. be·dimmed ,
be·dim·ming ,
be·dims To make dim.
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bedim (bɪˈdɪm ) vb ,
-dims ,
-dimming or -dimmed (tr ) to make dim or obscure
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be•dim (bɪˈdɪm) v.t. -dimmed, -dim•ming. to make dim.
[1560–70]
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bedim Past participle: bedimmedGerund: bedimmingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I bedim you bedim he/she/it bedims we bedim you bedim they bedim
Preterite I bedimmed you bedimmed he/she/it bedimmed we bedimmed you bedimmed they bedimmed
Present Continuous I am bedimming you are bedimming he/she/it is bedimming we are bedimming you are bedimming they are bedimming
Present Perfect I have bedimmed you have bedimmed he/she/it has bedimmed we have bedimmed you have bedimmed they have bedimmed
Past Continuous I was bedimming you were bedimming he/she/it was bedimming we were bedimming you were bedimming they were bedimming
Past Perfect I had bedimmed you had bedimmed he/she/it had bedimmed we had bedimmed you had bedimmed they had bedimmed
Future I will bedim you will bedim he/she/it will bedim we will bedim you will bedim they will bedim
Future Perfect I will have bedimmed you will have bedimmed he/she/it will have bedimmed we will have bedimmed you will have bedimmed they will have bedimmed
Future Continuous I will be bedimming you will be bedimming he/she/it will be bedimming we will be bedimming you will be bedimming they will be bedimming
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bedimming you have been bedimming he/she/it has been bedimming we have been bedimming you have been bedimming they have been bedimming
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bedimming you will have been bedimming he/she/it will have been bedimming we will have been bedimming you will have been bedimming they will have been bedimming
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bedimming you had been bedimming he/she/it had been bedimming we had been bedimming you had been bedimming they had been bedimming
Conditional I would bedim you would bedim he/she/it would bedim we would bedim you would bedim they would bedim
Past Conditional I would have bedimmed you would have bedimmed he/she/it would have bedimmed we would have bedimmed you would have bedimmed they would have bedimmed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. bedim - make darker and difficult to perceive by sightdarken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
2. bedim - make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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bedim verb To make dim or indistinct:
becloud ,
befog ,
blear ,
blur ,
cloud ,
dim ,
dull ,
eclipse ,
fog ,
gloom ,
mist ,
obfuscate ,
obscure ,
overcast ,
overshadow ,
shadow .
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