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What does widen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word widen? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
  2. (transitive) To make wide or wider.
  3. (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
  4. (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
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An idea was coming quickly to mind, causing his eyes to widen slightly in realization.
Part of the reason for publishing a new edition of your book was to widen the audience for stories like these.
As the commander's chief financial advisor, comptrollers must also widen their lens and view the wing through the eyes of the wing commander.
To hit it higher I widen my stance, which lowers my hands and adds loft to the club.
I heard just about everyone gasp, saw a few women fainting, and the bishop's piggy eyes widen in shock.
And what contingencies are being planned should the war widen to other parts of the region?

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