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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
widen
    v 1: become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road
         widened" [ant: contract, narrow]
    2: make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of
       weight" [syn: let out, widen] [ant: take in]
    3: make wider; "widen the road"
    4: 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" [syn: widen,
       broaden, extend]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Widen \Wid"en\, v. i.
   To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
   [1913 Webster]

         Arches widen, and long aisles extend.    --Pope.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Widen \Wid"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Widened; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Widening.]
   To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the
   width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a
   stocking.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Widen:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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