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broad⋅en

[brawd-n]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to become or make broad.

Origin:
1720–30; broad + -en 1


extend, expand, enlarge, widen; enlighten, inform, educate; sophisticate.
broad·en   (brôd'n)   
tr. & intr.v.   broad·ened, broad·en·ing, broad·ens
To make or become broad or broader.
broad'en·er n.

Broaden

Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened; p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening.] [From Broad, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider.

The broadening sun appears. --Wordsworth.

Broaden

Broad"en\, v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
Language Translation for : broaden
Spanish: ensanchar,
German: verbreitern,
Japanese: 広げる
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