broaden

English Thesaurus

1. become broader (verb.change)

hypernym	:	increase,
definition	:	become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change)

2. make broader (verb.change)

hypernym	:	broaden, extend, widen,
definition	:	extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)

cause	:	broaden,
definition	:	become broader (verb.change)

3. vary in order to spread risk or to expand (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, vary,
definition	:	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)

4. extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)

hypernym	:	increase,
definition	:	make bigger or more (verb.change)

hyponym	:	broaden,
definition	:	make broader (verb.change)

hyponym	:	territorialise, territorialize,
definition	:	extend by adding territory (verb.change)

hyponym	:	globalise, globalize,
definition	:	make world-wide in scope or application (verb.change)

hyponym	:	stretch,
definition	:	extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly (verb.change)

verb group	:	expand, extend,
definition	:	expand the influence of (verb.change)

5. vary in order to spread risk or to expand (verb.change)

antonym	:	narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize,
definition	:	become more focus on an area of activity or field of study (verb.change)

derivation	:	diversification, variegation,
definition	:	the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversity,
definition	:	the condition or result of being changeable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	diversification,
definition	:	the condition of being varied (noun.state)

6. extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)

derivation	:	extension,
definition	:	act of expanding in scope; making more widely available (noun.act)

derivation	:	extent,
definition	:	the point or degree to which something extends (noun.state)

derivation	:	extended, extensive,
definition	:	large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity (adj.all)

7. vary in order to spread risk or to expand (verb.change)

antonym	:	narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize,
definition	:	become more focus on an area of activity or field of study (verb.change)

derivation	:	diversification, variegation,
definition	:	the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversity,
definition	:	the condition or result of being changeable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	diversification,
definition	:	the condition of being varied (noun.state)

8. extend in scope or range or area (verb.change)

derivation	:	extension,
definition	:	act of expanding in scope; making more widely available (noun.act)

derivation	:	extent,
definition	:	the point or degree to which something extends (noun.state)

derivation	:	extended, extensive,
definition	:	large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity (adj.all)