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  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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