dim-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Switch from higher beam to lower beam.

Commentary:
NOTE: Specific to headlights.

Examples:
I dimmed my headlights upon seeing the oncoming vehicle.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: dim.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Become or make lusterless, perhaps by disuse; become dim by comparison

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[patient[concrete]] DIM
NOTE: Do not use for headlights; use Sense 1 instead. Can include metaphorical examples if a light source is implied.

Examples:
The lights dimmed and the film began.
The stage dims just before the curtain rises
Bright ideas are dimmed by the old way of governing.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: dim.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5

Sense Number 3: Become vague or indistinct.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[patient[abstract]] DIM PP

Examples:
The contrast between our characters began to dim over time.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM