tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

To make or become broad or broader.

broadener broad'en·er n.

verb

1. To make or become broad or broader: widen. See wide/narrow.
2. To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive: expand, extend, widen. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: extend, supplement
Antonyms: decrease, narrow, restrict

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: make broader

Meaning #2: extend in scope or range or area
  Synonyms: widen, extend

Meaning #3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand
  Synonyms: diversify, branch out

Meaning #4: become broader

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udvide, gøre bredere
v. intr. - udvides, blive bredere

idioms:

• broaden out    udvide, gøre større

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbreden, verruimen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) élargir
v. intr. - s'élargir

idioms:

• broaden out    élargir

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verbreitern, verbreitern, erweitern, sich erweitern

idioms:

• broaden out    erweitern, sich erweitern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευρύνω, διευρύνω, φαρδαίνω, πλαταίνω, διανοίγω

idioms:

• broaden out    διευρύνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ampliare

idioms:

• broaden out    spandersi, allargarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ampliar

idioms:

• broaden out    ampliar

Русский (Russian)
расширить, расшириться

idioms:

• broaden out    расшириться, перейти на более общую тему

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ensanchar, ampliar
v. intr. - ensancharse, ampliarse

idioms:

• broaden out    ampliar las perspectivas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra bredare, vidare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
放宽, 使扩大, 变宽, 扩大

idioms:

• broaden out    扩大

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 放寬, 使擴大
v. intr. - 變寬, 擴大

idioms:

• broaden out    擴大

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 넓히다
v. intr. - 넓어지다

idioms:

• broaden out    넓어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 広げる, 広くなる

idioms:

• broaden out    広がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وسع, عرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרחיב‬
v. intr. - ‮התרחב‬

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