Broading

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Becoming wider in extent or scope, or expanding to cover a larger area or range
2. Growing broader in application, appeal, or comprehension across a wider domain
3. Increasing in width, generality, or reach so as to encompass more ground or subjects

Etymology: "Broading" is the present participle of "to broad," a rare verb meaning to spread out or make broad. It is the form that the verb takes when describing something in the process of widening, so it is the same kind of word as "broadening." The verb grows from the adjective "broad," which comes from Old English "brād," meaning wide or extended. That adjective is cognate with German "breit," and both trace back to a Proto-Germanic root for spreading or extending.