Broadening

//ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of becoming broader.
  2. 2
    the action of making broader wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of making (something) broader.
  4. 4
    the act of making something wider wordnet
  5. 5
    an increase in width wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of broaden form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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accessaccessionaccumulationadditionadjunctadvance

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"The government is currently broadening the interpretation of article 9 of the Constitution by wearying it down little by little."

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