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widthened

widthened is the simple past and past participle of widthen.

Meaning of widthen

Verb

widthen (third-person singular simple present widthens, present participle widthening, simple past and past participle widthened)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare) To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broader
    • For the last few years this group has widthened its sphere of interest and is now called Communications and Flight Procedures Group.1984, Michael J. Harrison, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Lilia A. Abron-Robinson, Proceedings, Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft Conference and Training Workshop
    Synonyms:
    broaden, widen

Questions about widthened

What is widthened the simple past and past participle of?
Widthened is the simple past and past participle of widthen.

Words near widthened in the dictionary

  1. Widsith
  2. width
  3. width restriction
  4. width restrictions
  5. widthen
  6. widthened
  7. widthening
  8. widthens
  9. widthless
  10. widthlessness
  11. widths

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