widen

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
2. (transitive) To make wide or wider.
3. (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
4. (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
5. (transitive) To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.

Opposite of

narrow

Synonyms

broaden

expand

extend

enlarge

stretch

dilate

make wider

spread

amplify

lengthen

become wider

spread out

open

become longer

magnify

deepen

distend

increase

wide

augment

become wide

prolong

roomy

flare

spacious

let out

open wide

elongate

be extended

get wider

make longer

make

blow up

branch

bulk

develop

dilation

diversify

enhance

flatten

gape

gawk

grow

growing

advertise

open up

promulgate

protract

ream

scale up

Translations

élargir

erweitern

allargare

ensanchar

ampliare

ausdehnen

ampliar

eixamplar

estendere

extender

weiten

large

vergrößern

s’élargir

allargarsi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪdən/

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From wide + -en (verbal suffix).