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verb
- 1. become larger in distance from side to side; widen: "her smile broadened" Similar Opposite
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BROADEN definition: 1. to become wider, or to cause something to become wider: 2. to increase the range of something…. Learn more.
: to make broader. intransitive verb. : to become broad. Examples of broaden in a Sentence. They need to broaden their understanding of other cultures. The police have broadened the scope of the investigation. Her smile broadened when I told her the good news. The investigation has broadened to include the mayor's staff.
Broaden definition: to become or make broad. . See examples of BROADEN used in a sentence.
to increase the range of something: broaden someone's/something's appeal They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that program in order to broaden its appeal. This seems to be an attempt to broaden his political appeal.
To broaden something is to make it wider or more expansive. If you wake up feeling less than cheerful, the sight of the doughnuts your dad got for breakfast might broaden your smile. Something can broaden literally, like a river that broadens as you hike beside it, growing wider as it flows south.
[transitive, intransitive] broaden (something) to affect or make something affect more people or things. a promise to broaden access to higher education. The party needs to broaden its appeal to voters. [transitive] broaden something to increase your experience, knowledge, etc.
When you broaden something such as your experience or popularity or when it broadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater. We must broaden our appeal. [ VERB noun ]
verb. 1. widen, spread, extend, stretch, expand, enlarge, dilate, open out or up, become wider or broaderThe smile broadened to a grin.
BROADEN definition: 1. to increase or make something increase and include more things or people: 2. to become wider or…. Learn more.
Next to my own dear teacher, he has done more than any one else to enrich and broaden my mind. The shoulders broaden, making the hips look smaller. The child learns to use imagination; to broaden skills through active play and fantasy; to cooperate with others; and to lead as well as to follow.
