widen
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
become broader or wider or more extensive
The road widened
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make (clothes) larger
Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
Related & opposite
- take in antonym
Sense 3 verb
make wider
widen the road
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- widen causes
- broadening derivation
Sense 4 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
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | widening |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flare out |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | distend |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | take in |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |
| 3 | causes | Related & opposite | widen |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadening |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | white out |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | extension |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | extent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | extensive |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | expand |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | broaden |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | territorialize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | globalize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch |