Associations to the word «Broadening»

Wiktionary

BROADEN, verb. (transitive) To make broad or broader.
BROADEN, verb. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.
BROADEN SOMEONE'S HORIZONS, verb. (idiomatic) To increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.

Dictionary definition

BROADEN, verb. Make broader; "broaden the road".
BROADEN, verb. 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".
BROADEN, verb. Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified".
BROADEN, verb. Become broader; "The road broadened".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky