Meaning of WIDEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'wIdn
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- [v] become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
- [v] make wider; "widen the road"
- [v] make larger, of clothes; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
- [v] extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
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| | Synonyms: | | broaden, extend, let out |
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| | Antonyms: | | contract, narrow, take in | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, change, dilate, distend, flare, flare out, globalise, globalize, increase, stretch, territorialise, territorialize, vary, white-out, widen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Wid"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Widening}.]
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the
width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a
stocking.
\Wid"en\, v. i.
To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
Arches widen, and long aisles extend. --Pope.
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