v.
Pronunciation: ' w ī -d ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wid · ened ; wid · en · ing \ ' w ī d-ni ŋ , ' w ī -d ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 1640
transitive verb : to increase the width, scope, or extent of < widen a road> < widen an investigation>
intransitive verb : to become wide or wider <a widen ing gap >
– wid · en · er \ ' w ī d-n ə r, ' w ī -d ə n- ə r \ noun