bedim
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The darkening cinematic mood that has engulfed even 007 won't be allowed to bedim the Dolby Theatre.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2013
Ash and dust bedim the sky, blocking the sun's light.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Now I recenter my immortal mind In the long sabbath of high self-content; Cleans'd from the fleshly Passions that bedim God's Image, Sister of the Seraphim.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A rush of blood suffices at times to bedim a conscience.
From Fruitfulness by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
It is sometimes intensive, as in bestir, and converts an adjective into a verb, as in bedim.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton
She even transmitted a soupçon of the old glow to the bedimmed office of the presidency in the television series “24.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2010
What is so sad as a Kim bedimmed?
From Time Magazine Archive
Aunt Catherine's bedimmed eyesight and impaired hearing had prevented her from discovering before this that her nurse was none other than Morlene.
From Unfettered A Novel by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs
Here is another illustration: Those lovely eyes bedimmed, Those lovely eyes be dammed.
From Cupology How to Be Entertaining by Clara
Brock shone with a refulgence that bedimmed all expectations.
From The Husbands of Edith by George Barr McCutcheon
Queen Anaïtis was very beautiful, even under his bedimming shadow.
From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell
It seemed as if never so thin a gauze had been drawn over the face of the sun, just faintly bedimming, without obscuring it.
From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Henry Harland
There is not about Old Age one blessing more deserving gratitude to Heaven, than the gradual bedimming of memory brought on by years.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
Mrs. Fairfax placed her hands upon their heads, tears bedimming her own eyes, and blessed them, and then kissed her daughter as she was about to leave the room.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers
Keen rushed the light In quivering splendor from the writhen flash; Strong though they were, intolerable smote Their orbs of sight, and with bedimming glare Scorched up their blasted vision.
From Mosaics of Grecian History by Marcius Willson
