2dim verb
dims; dimmed; dim·ming 1 : to make (a light) less bright or to become less bright [+ obj] ▪ Dim the lights. ▪ The car's headlights were dimmed. [=(Brit) dipped] [no obj] ▪ The lights dimmed. 2 : to make (something) less strong or clear or to become less strong or clear [+ obj] ▪ The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement. [no obj] ▪ Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed. ▪ Her beauty dimmed rapidly.
