| VERB | change | broaden | make broader |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | broaden, widen, extend | extend in scope or range or area | |
| change | broaden, diversify, branch out | vary in order to spread risk or to expand | |
| change | broaden | become broader |
| Sounds | brao'dahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | make broader. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "broaden the road" | |
| Cause to | broaden | Become broader |
| Broader | widen, broaden, extend | Extend in scope or range or area |
| Spanish | ensanchar | |
| Catalan | eixamplar | |
| Meaning | Extend in scope or range or area. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "broaden your horizon" | |
| Synonyms | widen, extend | |
| Narrower | broaden | make broader |
| globalize, globalise | make world-wide / world-wide / world-wide in scope or application | |
| stretch | Extend the scope or meaning / meaning of | |
| territorialize, territorialise | Extend by adding territory | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Similar to | extend, expand | Expand the influence of |
| Spanish | ampliar, ensanchar, extender | |
| Catalan | ampliar, eixamplar, estendre | |
| Meaning | Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | diversify, branch out | |
| Broader | change, alter, vary | Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence |
| Opposite | specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down | Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study |
| Spanish | diversificar, ramificarse | |
| Catalan | diversificar, ramificar-se | |
| Meaning | Become broader. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The road broadened" | |
| Caused by | broaden | make broader |
| Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
| Spanish | dilatarse, ensancharse, ensanchar | |
| Catalan | eixamplar | |
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