(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
He had an operation last year to ~ a heart artery...
The river ~s considerably as it begins to turn east.
VERB: V n, V
2.
If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
U.S. prosecutors have ~ed a securities-fraud investigation...
The search for my brother ~ed...
VERB: V n, V
3.
If your eyes ~, they open more.
His eyes ~ed as he spoke the words.
VERB: V
4.
If a difference or gap ~s or if something ~s it, it becomes greater.
Wage differences in the two areas are ~ing...
...policies that ~ the gap between the rich and the poor.
VERB: V, V n