Widen /(?)/

Wid·en

Widen

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Widened; p. pr. & vb. n. Widening

  1. To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.

Widen

v. i.
  1. To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
    Arches widen, and long aisles extend.