bedim

• Устаревший глагол, означающий делать тусклым или неясным; затемнять или омрачать.

An archaic verb meaning to make dim or obscure; to darken or cloud.

1. Make less visibleC2formal

   To cause something to become darker or harder to see clearly.

   Затуманивать

   • The fog bedimmed the distant mountains.
   • Tears bedimmed her vision as she said goodbye.
   • The setting sun bedimmed the landscape with long shadows.

   Synonymsbecloudbefogblurclouddarkendimdullobscureovershadowshade

   Antonymsbrightenclarifyilluminatelighten

2. Make unclear or obscureC2formal

   To cause something to become less clear, understandable, or distinct.

   Затуманивать

   • Complex jargon can bedim the true meaning of the text.
   • Time has bedimmed the memories of that distant event.
   • His biased perspective bedimmed the facts of the case.

   Synonymsbecloudbefogblurclouddarkendimmistobfuscateobscureshade

   Antonymsbrightenclarifyclearelucidateexplainilluminate