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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive & intransitive verb To make or become broad or broader.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To grow broad or broader.
  • To make broad; increase in breadth; render more broad or comprehensive: as, “broaden'd nostrils,”

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
  • transitive verb To grow broad; to become broader or wider.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To make broad or broader.
  • verb intransitive To become broad or broader.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb extend in scope or range or area
  • verb become broader
  • verb make broader
  • verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand

Etymologies

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broad +‎ -en

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Examples

  • NanoKnife remains the life blood for AngioDynamics and it is seeking to expand the label to broaden its commercial opportunity.

    unknown title 2011

  • Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.

    Luxist 2009

  • A former seminarian, pro-life Catholic, and self-described "Lincoln Republican," Steele was installed by an overwhelmingly white party leadership in early 2009 to "broaden" the GOP base - ideologically, not racially.

    Richard M. Benjamin: GOP Strategy to Re-Take Congress: "A Heaping Plate of Soul" Richard M. Benjamin 2010

  • The market is set to "broaden" even more when we, the Atari babies who were raised by Nintendo, start getting on in years.

    Archive 2008-01-01 SVGL 2008

  • A former seminarian, pro-life Catholic, and self-described "Lincoln Republican," Steele was installed by an overwhelmingly white party leadership in early 2009 to "broaden" the GOP base - ideologically, not racially.

    Richard M. Benjamin: GOP Strategy to Re-Take Congress: "A Heaping Plate of Soul" 2010

  • As you know, what we wanted to do today in our 4 o'clock hour is kind of broaden up the discussion about responsibilities, legal responsibilities, even psychology, and here is how you can send us your questions and comments about this.

    CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2009 2009

  • Obama - which is due to report later this month in anticipation of the upcoming NATO summit in April - former CIA officer Bruce Riedel, national security adviser James Jones, and U.S. envoy to AF/Pak Richard Holbrooke are working to 'broaden' the administration's approach beyond the military aspects of the occupation.

    Emerging Outlines of Obama's Afghanistan Plan 2009

  • Surround yourself with political advisors who have real life experience and who get that the GOP has to "broaden" its base, not shrink it to be successful in 2010 and 2012.

    Sophia A. Nelson: Woman to Woman: Advice to Gov. Sarah Palin on Running for the Presidency in 2012 2009

  • So, I guess why what has happened to kind of broaden that scope of issues now?

    CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2008 2008

  • HANSEN: A lot of rock 'n roll musicians, as they mature and they progress in their careers and in their musicality, often will move to another genre, sometimes classical and jazz, as a way to kind of broaden their musicality.

    Two Helpings of Tom Verlaine 2006

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