broaden
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make broader
broaden the road
Types & categories
- extend hypernym
Related & opposite
- broaden causes
Sense 2 verb
extend in scope or range or area
The law was extended to all citizens
Types & categories
- increase hypernym
- broaden hyponym
- territorialize hyponym
- globalize hyponym
- stretch hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
The company diversified
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialize antonym
- diversification derivation
- diversity derivation
- diversification derivation
Sense 4 verb
become broader
The road broadened
Types & categories
- increase hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | broaden |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | extend |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extension |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extensive |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | expand |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | broaden |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | territorialize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | globalize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | specialize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | diversification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | diversity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | diversification |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |