Associations to the word «Widen»

Wiktionary

WIDEN, verb. (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
WIDEN, verb. (transitive) To make wide or wider.
WIDEN, verb. (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
WIDEN, verb. (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.

Dictionary definition

WIDEN, verb. Become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened".
WIDEN, verb. Make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight".
WIDEN, verb. Make wider; "widen the road".
WIDEN, 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats