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broaden

[ brawd-n ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to become or make broad.

    Synonyms: sophisticate, educate, inform, enlighten, widen, enlarge, expand, extend



broaden

/ ˈbrɔːdən /

verb

  1. to make or become broad or broader; widen


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Other Words From

  • over·broaden verb
  • re·broaden verb
  • un·broadened adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of broaden1

First recorded in 1720–30; broad + -en 1

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Example Sentences

You broaden your base, you broaden your message, it shows that you really want to get things done.

On the other hand, this prize does afford us a chance to broaden our horizons beyond the borders of whatever country we live in.

Johnson urged conservatives to tone down their rhetoric to try to broaden the base.

But while Paul may broaden his rhetoric, his outreach is cramped.

You could, I suppose, broaden the definition of “runner-up” to include Romney.

Friendship with such cultured, interesting people would broaden the horizon of my whole life.

A humble man himself, he had made all his sacrifices to broaden the chances for his children.

A foreign business training may broaden a man in some ways, but it leaves his muscles flabby for real home work here in America.

And we have to broaden the field to cover the habitual order of reflective preferences in the community to which we belong.

I merely hope you will broaden your interests enough to include the Red Cross work before it is too late.

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