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widen |
3 definitions found 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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