fordim

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verb

To dim; darken; obscure.

OriginMiddle English fordimmen ← Old English fordimmian →
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Meanings

verbfordim (third-person singular simple present fordims, present participle fordimming, simple past and past participle fordimmed)

present singular third person fordims · participle present fordimming · participle past fordimmed · past fordimmed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo dim; darken; obscure.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfordimmian“to obscure, darken”
  2. Middle Englishfordimmen
  3. Englishfordim

From Middle English fordimmen, from Old English fordimmian (“to obscure, darken”), equivalent to for- + dim.

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APA

fordim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fordim

MLA

“fordim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fordim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fordim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fordim.

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