dim (v.) Copy link Outline 1. hĕbĕto, 12. obscūro, 13. (sensim) exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 • dim (v.): 1. hĕbĕto, 1: day had d.'d the stars, dies hebetarat sidera, Ov.: Plin. 2. obscūro, 1: the light of a lamp is d.'d by the light of the sun, lumen lucernae obscuratur luce solis, Cic. Fig.: the recollection was gradually d.'d, memoria sensim obscurata est, Cic. 3. (sensim) exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3: v. to put out.