1. Made dim or less bright
   "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation";
   - dim

1. Make dim or lusterless
   "Time had dimmed the silver"
    
2. Become dim or lusterless
   "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
    
3. Make dim by comparison or conceal
   "The glare dimmed the stars";
   - blind
    
4. Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
   "The driver dimmed his lights for oncoming traffic";
   - dip
    
5. Become vague or indistinct
   "The distinction between the two theories dimmed";
   - blur, slur

See also: low-beam

Type of: change, change intensity, darken, weaken

Encyclopedia: Dimmed