widens

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Verb

widens verb

To become wide or wider.“His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.”
To make wide or wider.
To let out clothes to a larger size.“She widened his trousers for him.”
To broaden or extend in scope or range.“The police widened their enquiries.”

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broaden extend let out accentuates aggravates amplifies augments broadening broadens deepens dig digs enhances enlarges escalate escalates

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nationwide ins roadside inns wayside inns

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