bedim
/bi'dim/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make obscure or unclear: To cause something to become less distinct, less easy to see, or less easy to understand.
- To make darker and difficult to perceive by sight: To dim or cloud something, reducing its visual clarity or brightness.
Usage
- The verb "bedim" is a somewhat literary or formal term. It is typically used with an object (a transitive verb). It describes the action of causing a loss of clarity, either physical (visual) or metaphorical (intellectual).
- It often describes the effect of elements like tears, fog, darkness, or confusion.
Examples
- Verb:
- The heavy fog began to bedim the distant mountains, hiding them from view.
- Her reasoning was bedimmed by strong emotions, making her argument hard to follow.
- Tears bedimmed his vision as he read the letter.
Advanced Usage
- "to bedim one's eyes/vision": to make one's sight blurry or unclear.
- The sudden bright light bedimmed his eyes for a moment.
- "to bedim the memory": to make a memory vague or unclear.
- The passage of time had bedimmed the memory of that day.
Variants and Related Words
- Dim (verb): To make or become less bright or distinct. (A more common synonym for "bedim").
- The lights dimmed as the performance began.
- Obscure (verb): To make unclear or difficult to understand or see.
- Complex jargon can obscure the meaning of a text.
Synonyms
- Obscure: To conceal or make unclear.
- Cloud: To make less clear or transparent.
- Blur: To make or become unclear or less distinct.
- Darken: To make dark or darker.
Antonyms
- Clarify: To make clear or easier to understand.
- Illuminate: To light up or make clear.
- Brighten: To make or become lighter or more vivid.
Related Phrases
- "bedimmed with": Often followed by the cause of the obscuring (e.g., tears, dust, sorrow).
- His glasses were bedimmed with steam from the hot soup.
- A mind bedimmed with grief.
Verb
- make obscure or unclear
- The distinction was obscured
- make darker and difficult to perceive by sight