broaden
verbUK [ˈbɹɔː.dn̩] · [ˈbɹɑ.dn̩]
Etymology From broad + -en (verbal suffix).
1
To make broad or broader.
- broaden one’s knowledge
- broaden the canal
1 more example
- Travel broadens the mind.
2
To become broad or broader.
- The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.
- Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.
- Derived terms
- broadener, broaden someone's horizons, overbroaden, unbroadened