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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the act of making something wider;
[syn: widening, broadening]

2. the action of making broader;
- Example: "the broadening of travel"

3. an increase in width;
[syn: widening, broadening]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broadened; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Broadening.] [From Broad, a.]
   To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
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         The broadening sun appears.              --Wordsworth.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

broadening
    n 1: the act of making something wider [syn: widening,
         broadening] [ant: narrowing]
    2: the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
    3: an increase in width [syn: widening, broadening] [ant:
       narrowing]