Antonyms for broaden

Grammar : Verb

Spell : brawd-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɔd n

Definition of broaden

Origin : 1727, from broad (adj.) + -en (1). The word seems no older than this date (discovered by Johnson in one of James Thomson's "Seasons" poems); broadened also is first found in the same poet, and past participle adjective broadening is recorded from 1850.

verb extend, supplement

Example sentences :

For Eleanore had been swift to use my success to broaden both our lives.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Their ideas will broaden by and by, when they are as old as I am.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Her brogue was apt to broaden when pleasure pulled down her dignity.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

British liberty was once more "to broaden down from precedent to precedent."
Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.

It is Art that is going to civilize mankind; broaden his sympathies.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

Then, like erl-king in the German legends, they broaden out to engulf their opponent.
Extract from : « The Johnstown Horror » by James Herbert Walker

As they build their industrial empires, they broaden and deepen their power.
Extract from : « The American Empire » by Scott Nearing

Would that it could broaden and increase to a general deluge, and submerge the world!
Extract from : « The Ghost » by William. D. O'Connor

Be interested in everything that will improve your mind and broaden your views.
Extract from : « Cupology » by Clara

In some way time appeared to broaden and leisure to grow more ample.
Extract from : « The Bibliotaph » by Leon H. Vincent

Synonyms for broaden

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