Broaden
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transitive & intransitive verb .
To make or become broad or broader.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To grow broad or broader.
To make broad; increase in breadth; render more broad or comprehensive: as, “
broaden'd
nostrils,”
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
transitive verb.
To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To make
broad
or
broader
.
verb.
To become broad or broader.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
extend in scope or range or area
verb.
become broader
verb.
make broader
verb.
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
Word Usage
"NanoKnife remains the life blood for AngioDynamics and it is seeking to expand the label to broaden its commercial opportunity."
Form
broaden one's horizons
broadened
broadening
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
alter
change
extend
increase
vary
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Auden
sawdon
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
abolishment
absorptivity
acclimatisation
centroid
deconvolution
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
accrue
accumulate
add to
advance
aggrandize
verb-form
broadened
broadening
broadens