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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widen \Wid"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widened}; p. pr & vb n.
{Widening}.]
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the
width of as to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a
stocking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widen \Wid"en\, v. i.
To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
Arches widen, and long aisles extend. --Pope.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
widen
v 1: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road
widened" [ant: {narrow}]
2: make larger, of clothes; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot
of weight" [syn: {let out}] [ant: {take in}]
3: make wider: "widen the road"
4: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to
all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden
your horizon" [syn: {broaden}, {extend}]
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