verb
- Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam.
- Become dim or lusterless.
- usage: "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
- synonyms: dim
- Make dim or lusterless.
- usage: "Time had dimmed the silver"
- synonyms: dim
- Make dim by comparison or conceal.
- Become vague or indistinct.
- usage: "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
adjective
- Made dim or less bright.
- usage: "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
- synonyms: dim
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