Verb

• S: (v) widen (become broader or wider or more extensive) "The road widened"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• antonym
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• 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 / full troponym
• S: (v) white out (widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• cause
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) widening [Related to: widen] (the act of making something wider)
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s something
• S: (v) widen, broaden, 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"