dim
adjective
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lacking in lightsubdued
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made dim or less bright“the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”dimmed
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slow to learn or understandslow
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lacking clarity or distinctness“a dim figure in the distance”faint
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offering little or no hopeblack
verb
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become vague or indistinctslurblur
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make dim by comparison or concealblind
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make dim or lusterless“Time had dimmed the silver”
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become dim or lusterless“the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
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switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beamdip