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Verb
S:
(v)
widen
(become broader or wider or more extensive)
"The road widened"
S:
(v)
let out
,
widen
(make (clothes) larger)
"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
S:
(v)
widen
(make wider)
"widen the road"
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
white out
(widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads)
domain category
S:
(n)
printing
,
printing process
(reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
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S:
(v)
widen
(make wider)
"widen the road"
S:
(v)
white out
(widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads)
sentence frame
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
cause
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
widen
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broaden
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extend
(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"