Meaning & use
Dimmed
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Made or became less bright, clear, or intense.
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The lights dimmed slowly as the movie began.
Years of hardship had dimmed her once-boundless optimism.
A note on using this word
"Dimmed" is often used figuratively, as in "dimmed hopes" or "dimmed enthusiasm," to describe a gradual loss of intensity beyond just light.
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