broaden

broad·en  (brôdn)

tr. & intr.v. broad·ened, broad·en·ing, broad·ens

To make or become broad or broader.

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broaden·er n.

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broaden [ˈbrɔːd^ən]

vb

to make or become broad or broader; widen

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" extend, broaden, widen - 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"
	2.	broaden - 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" extend, widen increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" territorialise, territorialize - extend by adding territory globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
	3.	broaden - vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" branch out, diversify vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
	4.	broaden - become broader; "The road broadened" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

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broaden

verb

1. widen, spread, extend, stretch, expand, enlarge, dilate, open out or up, become wider or broader The smile broadened to a grin.

2. expand, increase, develop, spread, extend, stretch, open up, swell, supplement, widen, enlarge, augment We must broaden our appeal.
expand reduce, narrow, restrict, diminish, tighten, simplify, constrain, circumscribe

Translations

broaden [ˈbrɔːdn]

A. VT [+ road] → ensanchar; [+ horizons, outlook] → ampliar
travel broadens the mind → los viajes son muy educativos

B. VI (also broaden out) → ensancharse

broaden [ˈbrɔːd^ən]

vt

[+ appeal, scope, horizon] → élargir

to broaden the mind → ouvrir de nouveaux horizons
to broaden one's mind → élargir son esprit

vi [river] → s'élargir; [smile] → s'élargir; [spectrum] → s'élargir
broad jump n (US) → saut m en longueur

broaden (out)

vt sep road etc → verbreitern; (fig) person, attitudes → aufgeschlossener machen; to broaden one’s mind/one’s horizons (fig) → seinen Horizont erweitern

vi → breiter werden, sich verbreitern; (fig, person, attitudes) → aufgeschlossener werden; (fig, horizon) → sich erweitern

broaden [ˈbrɔːdn]

1. vt (scope, outlook) → allargare
to broaden one's mind → allargare i propri orizzonti

2. vi (also broaden out) → allargarsi