broaden

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔːdən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːdən

broaden (third-person singular simple present broadens, present participle broadening, simple past and past participle broadened)

1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.

   Travel broadens the mind.

   broaden one's knowledge

   broaden the canal

   Synonyms: widen, extend

2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.

   The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

   Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

   Synonym: widen

• broaden someone's horizons

• Aberdon, bandore, boarden