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[ verb ] make broader
Examples "broaden the road" Used in print ("Sports"...)Mantle so appreciated Miller 's delicate literary style that he broadened teammates ' minds by reading sensitive passages aloud during road trips . (Saturday Review, 44: 15...)The Nassau system recognizes that its major task it to broaden reference service , what with the constant expansion of education and knowledge , and the pressure of population growth in a metropolitan area . (Arthur S. Miller, "Toward a Concept of National...)The Rule_of_Law , historically a principle according everyone his `` day in court '' before an impartial tribunal , was broadened substantively by making it a responsibility of government to promote individual welfare . By subduing disparate lesser groups the nation has , to_some_degree at_least , broadened the capacity for individual liberty . Related terms |
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[ verb ] become broader
Examples "The road broadened" Used in print (Newark Evening News...)He is basing his guess on new government statistics that show business has broadened its stride - a new record high in personal_income , an increase in housing starts , a spurt in retail sales and a gain in orders for durable_goods . Related terms |
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[ verb ] vary in order to spread risk or to expand
Synonyms Examples "The company diversified" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)But it is also true that Braque was the consistent pioneer in the use of simulated textures as_well_as of typography ; and moreover , he had already begun to broaden and simplify the facet-planes of Analytical_Cubism as far back as the end of 1910 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] extend in scope or range or area
Examples "The law was extended to all citizens" "widen the range of applications" "broaden your horizon" "Extend your backyard" Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Recognizing the limitations of such a program , the 78_th_Congress in 1943 passed P._L. 113 , which broadened the concept of rehabilitation to include the provision of physical restoration services to remove or reduce disabilities , and which revised the financing structure . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20363
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