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broadened
Overview of verb broaden
The verb broaden has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) broaden -- (make broader; "broaden the road")
2. (1) widen, broaden, extend -- (extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard")
3. (1) diversify, branch out, broaden -- (vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified")
4. (1) broaden -- (become broader; "The road broadened")
Antonyms of verb broaden
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb broaden
1 of 4 senses of broaden
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> broaden
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> globalize, globalise
=> stretch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
'Cause To' of verb broaden
1 of 4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> broaden
Derived Forms of verb broaden
Domain of verb broaden
Domain Terms of verb broaden
Familiarity of verb broaden
broaden used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
broaden
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
> widen, broaden, extend
=> broaden
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> globalize, globalise
=> stretch
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
> increase
=> extend, stretch
=> augment
=> build up
=> enlarge
=> up
=> raise
=> blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> multiply, manifold
=> build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
=> escalate, intensify, step up
=> boost
=> lengthen
=> regenerate
=> maximize, maximise
=> heighten
=> heighten, rise
=> rev up, rev
=> rev up, step up
=> boost, advance, supercharge
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> kite
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
> change, alter, vary
=> alternate, jump
=> crackle
=> modulate
=> avianize, avianise
=> move
=> adapt, accommodate
=> let out, widen
=> take in
=> diversify, branch out, broaden
=> diversify, radiate
=> specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> honeycomb
=> break
Sense 4
broaden
> increase
=> accrue
=> spike
=> add to
=> gain
=> explode, irrupt
=> pyramid
=> snowball
=> accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
=> add
=> intensify, deepen
=> intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
=> grow
=> pullulate
=> widen
=> appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
=> broaden
=> shoot up
=> wax, mount, climb, rise
=> wax, full
=> crescendo
=> swell
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
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Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
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Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
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Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
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Grep of verb broaden
broaden
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