"widen up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: widens up [present, singular, third-person], widening up [participle, present], widened up [participle, past], widened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} widen up (third-person singular simple present widens up, present participle widening up, simple past and past participle widened up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) wider. Tags: intransitive, transitive
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