0 present participle of widen --
1 to become, or to make something greater in width: --
As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen (out).
2 to (cause something to) become larger or to include a larger amount or number: --
The widening difference in the levels of wealth between these two families cannot all be attributed, however, to the respective sizes of their initial assets.
While such figures alone reveal a widening fascination in the psychic terrain of the ancient, the rich breadth of subject matter also deserves attention.
The widening of this divergence is fully consistent with the existence of the above-discussed constraints on the ability of family farms to reach large sizes.
The analyser is a robust, fast, precise and scalable and does not require widening for the largest program in the benchmark suite.
Instead of creating a new citizenry encompassing both rural and urban, they created a widening rural+ urban gulf.
This was necessary as globalization had resulted in a widening of the income gap.
They know from bitter experience that politicians' promises of prosperity can easily evaporate into deepening poverty and widening income gaps.
Similar widening of access to help applies when the children live closer to or with their parents.
