widen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: widen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for widen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
widen v become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" Antonym(s): contract, narrow make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" Synonym(s): let out, widen Antonym(s): take in make wider; "widen the road" 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" Synonym(s): widen, broaden, extend
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widen \Wid"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Widening}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widen \Wid"en\, v. i. To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend. Arches widen, and long aisles extend. --Pope.