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Definition of Broaden

1. Verb. Make broader. "Broaden the road"

2. Verb. Extend in scope or range or area. "Extend your backyard"

3. Verb. Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. "The company diversified"

4. Verb. Become broader. "The road broadened"

Definition of Broaden

1. v. t. To grow broad; to become broader or wider.

2. v. t. To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.

Definition of Broaden

1. Verb. (transitive) To make broad or broader. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To become broad or broader. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Broaden

1. to make broad [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: broad

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broaden

broadcast journalist broadcast medium broadcast seeding broadcast station broadcast stations broadcastable broadcasted broadcaster broadcasters broadcasting

broadcasting company broadcasting studio broadcasts broadcloth broadcloths broaden (current term) broaden one's horizons broadened broadener broadeners

broadening broadenings broadens broader broadest broadest muscle of back broadhead broadheads broadish broadleaf

Literary usage of Broaden

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Training for the Public Profession of the Law: Historical Development and by Alfred Zantzinger Reed (1921)
"... PART VI EFFORTS TO broaden THE TRAINING OF LAWYERS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER CENTURY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1872)
"This is not all, sir ; I broaden this allegation. Ever since the signature of the treaty, and especially since its rejection, Baez has been sustained in ..."

3. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912)
"... best calculated to broaden and strengthen their character, the Women of the Revolution were noted for their intense patriotism, firmness, decision, ..."

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