If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater. Wage differences in the two areas are widening policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor
If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things. U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation The search for my brother widened
become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" make wider; "widen the road" extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard
If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east
extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard