broaden

broad|en [ `brɔdn ] verb *

1. ) transitive to make something include more things or people:

The scope of the book has been broadened to include the history of Eastern Europe.

a ) intransitive to start including more things or people:

The protest has broadened to encompass other demands.

b ) broaden your horizons to make you see a wider range of opportunities and choices:

College will broaden your horizons.

c ) broaden your mind to help you understand the world and make you more able to accept other people's ideas and beliefs

2. ) broaden or broaden out intransitive to become wider:

The street broadened into a square.

a ) transitive to make something wider:

a project to broaden the road

3. ) intransitive if your smile broadens, you start to smile in a more obvious way

a ) if your accent broadens, you start to speak with a more noticeable accent:

As he grew angrier, his accent broadened.

,broaden `out phrasal verb intransitive or transitive

same as BROADEN 2:

The stream broadens out into a pool.