"broaden" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbrɔːdən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-broaden.wav [UK] Forms: broaden [canonical], broadens [third-person, singular], broadened [past], broadened [past, participle], broadening [present, participle]
Etymology: broad + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|broad|en}} broad + -en Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you broaden something, you make it broad or broader. Synonyms: widen, extend
    Sense id: simple-broaden-en-verb-J69eMUjj
  2. If something broadens, it becomes broad or broader. Synonyms: wide
    Sense id: simple-broaden-en-verb--7FvFaIw Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -en
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