widthen
English
Etymology
From width + -en (verbal suffix).
Verb
widthen (third-person singular simple present widthens, present participle widthening, simple past and past participle widthened)
- (transitive, intransitive, rare, nonstandard) To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broader
- 1984, Michael J. Harrison, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Lilia A. Abron-Robinson, Proceedings, Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft Conference and Training Workshop:
- For the last few years this group has widthened its sphere of interest and is now called Communications and Flight Procedures Group.
- 2016, Graeme Fowler, Absolutely Foxed:
- He used to hit the ball straight back, and as he batted over time his game, as he put it, 'widthened', until ultimately he could cut and pull.
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Synonyms
- broaden
- widen
See also
- breadthen
Anagrams
- windeth