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wid·en  (wdn)

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

To make or become wide or wider.

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widen·er n.

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widen

Verb

to make or become wide or wider

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" flare out, flare - become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" dilate, distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
	2.	widen - make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" let out 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"
	3.	widen - make wider; "widen the road" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" white out - widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads
	4.	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" extend, broaden 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"

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widen

verb 1. broaden, expand, enlarge, dilate, spread, extend, stretch, open wide, open out or up << OPPOSITE narrow

2. get wider, spread, extend, expand, broaden, open wide, open out or up << OPPOSITE narrow

Translations

widen [ˈwaɪdn] vt → ensanchar

widen [ˈwaɪdn] wide vt → élargir

vi → s'élargir

widen [ˈwaɪdn] wide vt [+ road, river] → verbreitern [+ one's experience]; erweitern

vi → sich verbreitern

widen [ˈwaɪdn] vt → allargare, ampliare