| dim | vt 1. cause to lose brightness, (lit. & fig.) memalapkan, menyuramkan, mengelamkan: they ~med the lights when the dancing started, mereka memalapkan lampu apabila tari-menari dimulakan; the passing years could not ~ his love, masa yg berlalu tdk dapat memalapkan cintanya; 2. outshine, (act.) menjadikan kurang terang; (pass.) menjadi kurang terang: the candlelight was ~d by the sunlight, cahaya lilin menjadi kurang terang dgn adanya cahaya matahari; 3. cause to become faint, obscure, menyamarkan, mengaburkan, menjadikan tdk jelas; 4. blur, mengaburkan, menjadikan tdk jelas: steam from the kettle ~med the mirror, wap drpd cerek mengaburkan cermin itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dim | ~ out, memalapkan, menyuramkan, mengelamkan | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dampen | vt 1. cause to become damp, melembapkan; 2. tifle (enthusiasm, high spirits, etc) memudarkan, mengendurkan, melunturkan, memalapkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| damp | vt 1. moisten, melembapkan: to ~ clothes before ironing, melembapkan pakaian sebelum menyeterikanya; 2. often ~ down, check, a. (fire) mengecilkan; (so as to extinguish it) memadamkan: she ~ed down the fire with ashes, dia memadamkan api itu dgn abu; b. (spirits, hope, etc) memudarkan, mengendurkan, melunturkan, memalapkan: nothing could ~ his zeal, tdk ada sst pun yg dapat mengendurkan semangatnya; to ~ down so’s hope, melunturkan harapan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |