English / phrasal verb
Broaden out
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To become wider, larger, or more comprehensive in physical width or overall scope.
In context
01
Beyond the narrow underwater canyon, the marine current broadens out across the continental shelf.
02
What started as a microplastic beach survey soon broadened out into a national oceanic conservation movement.
Synonyms
widen,expand,spread out
Antonyms
narrow,contract,constrict
Collocations
broaden out into,broaden out scope,broaden out geographically