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1. (v.t.) broaden
to become or make broad or broader; widen.
Etymology: (1870–1875)
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| Definition of 'broaden' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) broaden
make broader
"broaden the road"
2. (verb) widen, broaden, extend
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"
3. (verb) diversify, branch out, broaden
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
"The company diversified"
4. (verb) broaden
become broader
"The road broadened"
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1. (verb) broaden
***to become or make wider
to broaden the road; ***The lawn broadens out near the road.
2. broaden
to include or involve more people or things
Scientists have broadened their understanding of the disease.; ***Our knowledge has broadened.
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| Definition of 'broaden' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) broaden
to grow broad; to become broader or wider
2. (verb) broaden
to make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive
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Sense: to make or become broad or broader.
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 Afrikaans: verbreed |
 Arabic: يوسّع، يعرّض |
 Bulgarian: разширявам |
 Brazilian: alargar |
 Czech: rozšiřovat |
 German: verbreitern |
 Danish: udvide |
 Greek: διευρύνω, πλαταίνω |
 Spanish: ensanchar |
 Estonian: laiendama, laienema |
 Farsi: پهن کردن؛ عریض کردن |
 Finnish: laajentaa |
 French: (s')élargir |
 Hebrew: לְהַרחִיב |
 Hindi: चौड़ा करना, दायरा बढ़ाना |
 Croatian: proširiti |
 Hungarian: szélesít |
 Indonesian: memperlebar |
 Italian: ampliare, allargare |
 Japanese: 広げる |
 Korean: 넓히다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)platinti |
 Latvian: paplašināt; izplest |
 Malay: melebar |
 Dutch: (zich) verbreden |
 Norwegian: gjøre bred, utvide |
 Polish: poszerzyć |
 Persian: پهن کردن؛ عریض کردن |
 Pashto: پنډکول، سورورکول |
 Portuguese: alargar |
 Romanian: a (se) lărgi |
 Russian: расширять(ся) |
 Slovak: rozšíriť (sa) |
 Slovenian: širiti (se) |
 Serbian: proširiti |
 Swedish: bredda[s], göra (bli) bre |
 Thai: ทำให้กว้าง |
 Turkish: genişle(t)mek |
 Taiwanese: 加寬，變寬 |
 Ukrainian: розширювати(ся) |
 Urdu: چوڑا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: mở rộng |
 Chinese: 加宽 |
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