Bedim

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bedim
       v 1: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the
            huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure},
             {benight}]
       2: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
          [syn: {obscure}, {overcloud}]
       [also: {bedimming}, {bedimmed}]