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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 + -en1

Related forms
o·ver·broad·en, verb
re·broad·en, verb
un·broad·ened, adjective

Synonyms
extend, expand, enlarge, widen; enlighten, inform, educate; sophisticate.

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Broadened is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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broaden
1727, from broad + -en (1). The word seems no older than this date (discovered by Johnson in one of Thomson's season poems); broadened also is first found in the same poet, and pp. adj. broadening is recorded from 1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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