Word

dim, v.
(dimmed, dimming, dims)

become vague or indistinct
<verb.change>

blur dim slur

sample sentences

"The distinction between the two theories blurred"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

blur

antonym

focus

lexical pointers

also see

slur over

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken

hyponym

efface, obliterate

make dim by comparison or conceal
<verb.change>

blind dim

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semantic pointers

hypernym

darken

make dim or lusterless
<verb.change>

dim

sample sentences

"Time had dimmed the silver"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

darken

become dim or lusterless
<verb.change>

dim

sample sentences

"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

change

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
<verb.perception>

dim dip

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semantic pointers

hypernym

change intensity