What does "widen" mean?
Widen: To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.
Additional senses
- 2.To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend. Arches widen, and long aisles extend. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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