widen
wahy duhn
- v become broader or wider or more extensive
The road widened - v make (clothes) larger
- v make wider
widen the road - v extend in scope or range or area
widen the range of applications
- Through his pistachio green designer glasses, the ad man's ever-twinkling eyes widen.
- At the school, the troops used satchel charges to widen the gap made by the armored car, causing thunderous explosions that awoke sleeping villagers and brought them running into .
- But it is also emphasizing that it does not intend to widen the war to include the whole Persian Gulf, at least not unless the gulf states take hostile action against Tehran.