broaden

Etymology

From broad + -en (verbal suffix).

verb

  1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.
    Travel broadens the mind.
    broaden one's knowledge
    broaden the canal
  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.

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