Dim and Illume

Dim

Dim verb - To make dark, dim, or indistinct.

Illume is an antonym for dim.

Nearby Words: dimness, dimly

Illume

Illume verb - To supply with light.
Usage example: during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

Dim is an antonym for illume.
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