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widening widening definition

widening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  widen 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  widen 
 
  Sense  1 
  widen 
  =>  flare  out  flare 
  =>  dilate,  distend 
 
  Sense  3 
  widen 
  =>  white-out 
 
  Sense  4 
  widen,  broaden,  extend 
  =>  broaden 
  =>  globalize,  globalise 
  =>  stretch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  widen 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  widen 
 
  Sense  1 
  widen 
  =>  flare  out  flare 
  =>  dilate,  distend 
 
  Sense  3 
  widen 
  =>  white-out 
 
  Sense  4 
  widen,  broaden,  extend 
  =>  broaden 
  =>  globalize,  globalise 
  =>  stretch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  widen 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  widen 
 
  4  senses  of  widen 
 
  Sense  1 
  widen 
  =>  increase 
 
  Sense  2 
  let  out  widen 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
 
  Sense  3 
  widen 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  widen,  broaden,  extend 
  =>  increase 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  widen 
 
  widen  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  widen 
 
  Sense  1 
  widen 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  let  out  widen 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  widen 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  widen,  broaden,  extend 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  widening 
  widening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  widening 
 
  The  noun  widening  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  widening,  broadening  --  (an  increase  in  width) 
  2.  widening,  broadening  --  (the  act  of  making  something  wider) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  widen 
 
  The  verb  widen  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  widen  --  (become  broader  or  wider  or  more  extensive;  "The  road  widened") 
  2.  (1)  let  out  widen  --  (make  larger,  of  clothes;  "Let  out  that  dress--I  gained  a  lot  of  weight") 
  3.  (1)  widen  --  (make  wider:  "widen  the  road") 
  4.  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  widening 
 
  The  noun  widening  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  widening,  broadening  --  (an  increase  in  width) 
  2.  widening,  broadening  --  (the  act  of  making  something  wider) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  widen 
 
  The  verb  widen  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  widen  --  (become  broader  or  wider  or  more  extensive;  "The  road  widened") 
  2.  (1)  let  out  widen  --  (make  larger,  of  clothes;  "Let  out  that  dress--I  gained  a  lot  of  weight") 
  3.  (1)  widen  --  (make  wider:  "widen  the  road") 
  4.  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") 



widening definition