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Broaden Common

Broaden has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

make broader

"broaden the road"

2

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"

3

vary in order to spread risk or to expand

"The company diversified"

4

become broader

"The road broadened"

5

To make broad or broader.

"The gardener pruned the overgrown hedges to broaden their shape and let more sunlight reach the flowers below."

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Old English​.

"The Brown family has lived in that house for generations under their old name before they decided to broaden it by adding a middle initial."

Example Sentences
"broaden the road" verb
"The law was extended to all citizens" verb
"widen the range of applications" verb
"broaden your horizon" verb
"Extend your backyard" verb
"The company diversified" verb
"The road broadened" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
specialise narrow
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
widen increase change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
broaden territorialize globalize stretch
Rhyming Words
den oden iden aden eden jaden kaden laden alden orden biden emden boden coden roden leden ogden ruden paden ayden
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