verb
To make wider
add to, broaden, stretch, extend, increase, enlarge, distend, spread out, give more space, augment.
Antonyms compress*, narrow, cramp.
To become wider
unfold, grow, open, stretch, grow larger, increase, swell, multiply.
See widen in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To make or become broad or broader:
To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive:
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