transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwī-d ə n ]
verb
( wid·ened ; wid·en·ing ˈwīd-niŋ, ˈwī-d ə n-iŋ)
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 ˈwīd-nər, ˈwī-d ə n-ər noun