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broadening
Overview of noun broadening
The noun broadening has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) widening, broadening -- (the act of making something wider)
2. (1) broadening -- (the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel")
3. widening, broadening -- (an increase in width)
Overview of verb broaden
The verb broaden has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) broaden -- (make broader; "broaden the road")
2. (1) widen, broaden, extend -- (extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard")
3. (1) diversify, branch out, broaden -- (vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified")
4. (1) broaden -- (become broader; "The road broadened")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun broadening
3 senses of broadening
Sense 1
widening, broadening
=> change of shape
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
broadening
=> development
=> improvement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
widening, broadening
=> increase, increment, growth
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun broadening
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun broadening
3 senses of broadening
Sense 1
widening, broadening
=> change of shape
Sense 2
broadening
=> development
Sense 3
widening, broadening
=> increase, increment, growth
Antonyms of noun broadening
Member Holonyms of noun broadening
Substance Holonyms of noun broadening
Part Holonyms of noun broadening
Member Meronyms of noun broadening
Substance Meronyms of noun broadening
Part Meronyms of noun broadening
Meronyms of noun broadening
Holonyms of noun broadening
Attributes of noun broadening
Derived Forms of noun broadening
Domain of noun broadening
Domain Terms of noun broadening
Familiarity of noun broadening
broadening used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun broadening
3 senses of broadening
Sense 1
widening, broadening
> change of shape
=> contortion, deformation
=> convolution
=> angulation
=> bending
=> elongation
=> involution, enfolding
=> corrugation
=> fold, folding
=> indentation
=> protrusion, projection, jut, jutting
=> widening, broadening
=> narrowing
Sense 2
broadening
> development
=> advancement, progress
=> broadening
=> elaboration, working out
=> product development
Sense 3
widening, broadening
> increase, increment, growth
=> accession
=> accretion, accumulation
=> accretion
=> accretion
=> accretion
=> multiplication
=> population growth
=> proliferation
=> pullulation
=> relaxation
=> widening, broadening
Meronyms of noun broadening
3 senses of broadening
Holonyms of noun broadening
Grep of noun broadening
broadening
Antonyms of verb broaden
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb broaden
1 of 4 senses of broaden
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> broaden
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> globalize, globalise
=> stretch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
'Cause To' of verb broaden
1 of 4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> broaden
Derived Forms of verb broaden
Domain of verb broaden
Domain Terms of verb broaden
Familiarity of verb broaden
broaden used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
broaden
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb broaden
4 senses of broaden
Sense 1
broaden
> widen, broaden, extend
=> broaden
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> globalize, globalise
=> stretch
Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
> increase
=> extend, stretch
=> augment
=> build up
=> enlarge
=> up
=> raise
=> blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> multiply, manifold
=> build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
=> escalate, intensify, step up
=> boost
=> lengthen
=> regenerate
=> maximize, maximise
=> heighten
=> heighten, rise
=> rev up, rev
=> rev up, step up
=> boost, advance, supercharge
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> kite
Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
> change, alter, vary
=> alternate, jump
=> crackle
=> modulate
=> avianize, avianise
=> move
=> adapt, accommodate
=> let out, widen
=> take in
=> diversify, branch out, broaden
=> diversify, radiate
=> specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> honeycomb
=> break
Sense 4
broaden
> increase
=> accrue
=> spike
=> add to
=> gain
=> explode, irrupt
=> pyramid
=> snowball
=> accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
=> add
=> intensify, deepen
=> intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
=> grow
=> pullulate
=> widen
=> appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
=> broaden
=> shoot up
=> wax, mount, climb, rise
=> wax, full
=> crescendo
=> swell
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb broaden
Sense 1
broaden
=> widen, broaden, extend
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Sense 2
widen, broaden, extend
=> increase
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Sense 3
diversify, branch out, broaden
=> change, alter, vary
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Sense 4
broaden
=> increase
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Grep of verb broaden
broaden
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