Category:Widen

Wid"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Widened; p. pr. & vb. n. Widening.]

Defn: to make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the Width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a Stocking.

Widen Wid"en, v. i.

Defn: to grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend. Arches widen, and long aisles extend. Pope.