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broaden
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broaden something out
to make something wider; to expand something. Now, broaden this part out a little, so it looks like a cloud, not a painted pillow. Broaden out the river in your painting so it looks very wide. The photographic view of the valley can be broadened out by using a different lens.
See also: out

broaden out

to become wider; to expand. The river broadened out and became deeper. The road broadens out here.
See also: out

Travel broadens the mind.

Prov. When you travel, you learn things about the people and places you see. Marie: I never realized how well-off most Americans are until I visited India. Jane: So it's true that travel broadens the mind, huh? Everyone who gets the chance should go abroad. Travel broadens the mind.
See also: mind, travel

broaden/widen somebody's horizons
to increase the range of things that someone knows about, has experienced, or is able to do This trip to the Far East has certainly broadened our family's horizons.
See also: horizon


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Gale discusses individual and corporate income tax simplification, base broadeners, and compliance initiatives in more detail.
The largest base broadeners under Rangel's bill include proposals to repeal the domestic manufacturing deduction, repeal the "last-in, first-out" accounting method, and defer deductions allocable to foreign-source income and restrict the use of foreign tax credits.
The broadeners have argued that, granting the differences between religions, there does exist a complex of similar behaviors and attitudes in these faiths that justify a common label.
 
 
 
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