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broadening

 
Noun broadening has 3 senses
  1. widening, broadening - the act of making something wider
    --1 is a kind of change of shape
  2. broadening - the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
    --2 is a kind of
    development
  3. widening, broadening - an increase in width
    --3 is a kind of increase, increment, growth
Verb broaden has 4 senses
  1. broaden - make broader; "broaden the road"
    --1 is one way to
    widen, broaden, extend
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. widen, broaden, extend - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
    --2 is one way to increase
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. diversify, branch out, broaden - vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
    --3 is one way to change, alter, vary
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  4. broaden - become broader; "The road broadened"
    --4 is one way to
    increase
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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