dims

Verb

dim (third-person singular simple present dims, present participle dimming, simple past and past participle dimmed)

1. (transitive) To make something less bright.
   • He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.
2. (intransitive) To become darker.
   • The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.
3. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
   • a king among his courtiers,[…] who out to dim the lustre of all his attendants1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC
4. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
   • And with our Sun-bright armour as we march,
     Weel chaſe the Starrs from heauen, and dim their eies
     That ſtand and muſe at our admyred armes.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
5. (figuratively) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
   • All these setbacks had started to dim the hopes of the students.

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