widen out
1widen — [v] open up add to, augment, broaden, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, grow larger, increase, multiply, open, open out, open wide, ream, spread, spread out, stretch, swell, unfold; concepts 236,245,780 Ant. cramp, narrow, restrict …
2widen — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, greatly, sharply, significantly ▪ The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably. ▪ slightly ▪ …
3widen — 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 …
4widen — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, add to, advance, aggrandize, amplify, appreciate, augment, balloon, bloat, blow up, boom, branch, branch out, breed, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, crescendo, deal in generalities, deepen …
5widen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make wider] Syn. add to, broaden, stretch, extend, increase, enlarge, distend, spread out, give more space, augment. Ant. compress*, narrow, cramp. 2. [To become wider] Syn. unfold, grow, open, stretch, grow larger,… …
6widen — v broaden, expand, extend, distend, spread or spread out, splay; stretch, heighten, lengthen, elongate; enlarge, make greater or bigger or larger, aggrandize, Chiefly Literary. greaten; increase, augment, add to, supplement …
7widen — verb Syn: broaden, open up/out, expand, extend, enlarge …
8white out — verb 1. cover up with a liquid correction fluid white out the typo • Syn: ↑whiteout • Hypernyms: ↑cover • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads …
9flare out — verb become flared and widen, usually at one end The bellbottom pants flare out • Syn: ↑flare • Derivationally related forms: ↑flare (for: ↑flare) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10let out — verb 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (Freq. 2) The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold The actress won t reveal how …
