broaden
See also: Broaden
English
Etymology
From broad + -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːdən
Verb
broaden (third-person singular simple present broadens, present participle broadening, simple past and past participle broadened)
- (transitive) To make broad or broader.
- (intransitive) To become broad or broader.
- The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.
- Synonym: widen
Derived terms
Translations
to make broad
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to become broad
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