broadening : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: broadening	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for broadening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
broadening n the act of making something wider [syn: widening, broadening] Antonym(s): narrowing the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel" an increase in width Synonym(s): widening, broadening Antonym(s): narrowing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broadened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broadening}.] [From {Broad}, a.] To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. --Wordsworth.