weiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• broaden verb To make or become wider, more extensive, or more inclusive.
• dilate verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
• flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
• widen verb To become wider.

Senses

weiten is used for these senses in English:

• broaden (intransitive) To become broad or broader.
• dilate (transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
• dilate (intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
• flare (ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
• widen (transitive) To make wide or wider.

dilate — full definition

1. verb To become or make wider, larger, or more open.
2. verb (formal) To speak or write about something at length.

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