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enwiden en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From en- + widen. Compare English enlengthen.

Meanings

1. Broaden; diversify.
   • 2. To enwiden, increase and enlarge the knowledge, the intelligence and the consciousness of the people… 1953, Indonesia Djawatan Pendidikan Masjarakat, Mass Education in Indonesia, Indonesia: Ministry of Education Instruction and Culture, page 117:
   • […] seeking not so much to extend its dominion as to enwiden its markets and civilizing influence. 1929, Stephen Henry Roberts, The History of French Colonial Policy, 1870–1925, published 1963, page 340:
   • During the very decade, when the League of Nations went bankrupt as a political agency for international peace and security, i.e. the ‛thirties, the organization through its secretariat, various specialized commissions, and expert committees, kept on doing much useful technical work in the economic, social, and humanitarian fields and also rendered it more feasible for the League to enwiden its collaboration in those fields with the nations outside the League. 1945, Utrikespolitiska Institutet, Peace and Security After the Second World War, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, page 174:

Forms

Synonyms

broaden (broaden) · widen · vary · variegate