■ verb
1》 spread or be spread out or further apart.
2》 [usu. as adjective ~ed ] construct (a window, doorway, or other aperture) so that it is wider at one side of the wall than the other.
■ noun
1》 a tapered widening of a road at an intersection to increase visibility.
2》 a surface making an oblique angle with another, especially a ~ed window or other aperture.
■ adjective [usu. in combination ] turned outward or widened: the girl sat ~-legged.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'unfold to view'): shortening of di~ .