broaden

Verb

Verb Forms: broadened, broadening, broadens

• To make or become wider, more general, or extensive.
• make broader
  • "broaden the road"
• extend in scope or range or area
  • "broaden your horizon"
• vary in order to spread risk or to expand
• become broader
  • "The road broadened"
• To make broad or broader.
• To become broad or broader.

Examples

• broaden one’s knowledge
• broaden the canal
• Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.
• Players often broaden their vocabulary by studying unusual word lists for Scrabble.
• The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.
• Travel broadens the mind.

Synonyms

branch out, diversify, extend, widen

Antonyms

specialise, specialize