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widen

 
 
/ˈwaɪdən/ verb [I, T]

Translation

DISTANCE to become wider or make something become wider
genişlemek, genişletmek
The road is being widened to two lanes.18061950
INCREASE to increase or make something increase in number or degree
genişle(t)mek, art(ır)mak
to widen choice1806
(Definition of widen verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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