widen

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verb

1. become broader or wider or more extensive (Freq. 7)
- The road widened
• Ant:
narrow
• Derivationally related forms:
widening
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
flare out, flare, dilate, distend
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. make (clothes) larger (Freq. 1)
- Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
• Syn:
let out
• Ant:
take in (for: let out)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, vary
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. make wider (Freq. 1)
- widen the road
• Derivationally related forms:
widening
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
white out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. 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
• Syn:
broaden, extend
• Derivationally related forms:
extensive (for: extend), extension (for: extend), extent (for: extend)
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
broaden, territorialize, territorialise, globalize, globalise, stretch
• Verb Group:
extend, expand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  broaden, extend, let out
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  take in, narrow, contract