broaden

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔː.dən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔ.dən/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑ.dən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoː.dən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːdən

broaden (third-person singular simple present broadens, present participle broadening, simple past and past participle broadened)

1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.

   Synonyms: widen, extend

   Travel broadens the mind.

   broaden one's knowledge

   broaden the canal

2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.

   Synonym: widen

   The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

   Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

• broaden someone's horizons

• Aberdon, bandore, boarden