widen

  • 11widen — [wīd′ n] vt., vi. to make or become wide or wider …

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  • 12WiDEN — Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio (or ESMR) wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate… …

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  • 13Widen — Infobox Swiss town subject name = Widen municipality name = Widen municipality type = municipality imagepath coa = Widen blason.png|pixel coa= languages = German canton = Aargau iso code region = CH AG district = Bremgarten (district) lat… …

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  • 14widen — [[t]wa͟ɪd(ə)n[/t]] widens, widening, widened 1) V ERG If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. [V n] He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery... The river widens… …

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  • 15widen */*/ — UK [ˈwaɪd(ə)n] / US verb Word forms widen : present tense I/you/we/they widen he/she/it widens present participle widening past tense widened past participle widened 1) a) [intransitive] to become wider His eyes widened in shocked disbelief. b)… …

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  • 16widen — verb (widened; widening) Date: 1640 transitive verb to increase the width, scope, or extent of < widen a road > < widen an investigation > intransitive verb to become wide or wider < a widening gap > • widener …

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  • 17Widen — Виден (нем. Widen или Wieden): Виден (Wieden) 4 й район Вены. Виден (Widen) коммуна в Швейцарии, в кантоне Ааргау. Виден (Wieden) посёлок в Германии, в районе Лёррах …

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  • 18widen — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, greatly, sharply, significantly ▪ The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably. ▪ slightly ▪ …

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  • 19widen — wid|en [ˈwaıdn] v 1.) [I and T] to become wider, or to make something wider ≠ ↑narrow ▪ They re widening the road. ▪ The river widens and splits. 2.) [I and T] to become larger in degree or range, or to make something do this ≠ ↑narrow ▪ The gap&#8230; …

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  • 20widen — verb 1) a proposal to widen the highway Syn: broaden, make/become wider, open up/out, expand, extend, enlarge 2) the organization must widen its support Syn: increase, augment, boost, swell, enlarge …

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