breadthenv.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛdθn/,

/ˈbrɛtθn/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛtθən/,

/ˈbrɛdθən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breadth n., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < breadth n. + -en suffix⁵, after lengthen v. Compare earlier brede v.², broad v., and also broaden v.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To increase the breadth of (something); to broaden or widen (something).In quot. 1686: to cause (an army) to be spread over a wider area.

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1684 [implied in: S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 98 The animal Spirits..are very much refreshed by the congenerous particles of air or light..and are moved to a pleasant kind of expansion [or breadthening of themselves]. (at breadthening n.)].

1686 tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (new ed.) iii. i. 75 The Aequi..surprized the Castle of Tusculum in the night time; sitting down with the rest of their Army not far from the Walls of the Town, with design to breadthen and dissipate the Enemies Forces.

1757 A. Ramsay Let. 23 Aug. in M. A. Forbes Curiosities Sc. Charta Chest (1897) xi. 175 There is in his Letter a dark confused account of his being ordered..to change the direction of his house and to breadthen the foot of the close for Mr Bairds Coach.

1863 Fraser's Mag. Aug. 189/2 If what was great and little in this man has been even feebly presented from the point of view proposed, it should tend to breadthen our sympathy.

2012 @vincentkjohnson 1 June in twitter.com (accessed 31 Jan. 2020) I do believe I have inspired #oomf to breadthen her vocabulary in order to engage in an even more intelligible discourse.

†2. intransitive. To increase in breadth; to broaden, widen. Obsolete.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > become broad or wide [verb (intransitive)]

widen1572

breadthen1717

broaden1727

flange1820

1717 W. Sutherland Britain's Glory: Ship-building Unvail'd 1 Instead of the Floor Line narrowing aft, it will breadthen in all square stern'd Ships.

1809 W. Taylor Let. 1 June in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 278 The inroads of mediocrity are ever breadthening.

1884 A. Forbes in Eng. Illustr. Mag. Apr. 455/2 As I painted, the picture breadthened on the canvas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breadthen
释义	breadthenv. Brit. /ˈbrɛdθn/, /ˈbrɛtθn/, U.S. /ˈbrɛtθən/, /ˈbrɛdθən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breadth n., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < breadth n. + -en suffix⁵, after lengthen v. Compare earlier brede v.², broad v., and also broaden v. Now rare. 1. transitive. To increase the breadth of (something); to broaden or widen (something).In quot. 1686: to cause (an army) to be spread over a wider area. ΚΠ 1684 [implied in: S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 98 The animal Spirits..are very much refreshed by the congenerous particles of air or light..and are moved to a pleasant kind of expansion [or breadthening of themselves]. (at breadthening n.)]. 1686 tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (new ed.) iii. i. 75 The Aequi..surprized the Castle of Tusculum in the night time; sitting down with the rest of their Army not far from the Walls of the Town, with design to breadthen and dissipate the Enemies Forces. 1757 A. Ramsay Let. 23 Aug. in M. A. Forbes Curiosities Sc. Charta Chest (1897) xi. 175 There is in his Letter a dark confused account of his being ordered..to change the direction of his house and to breadthen the foot of the close for Mr Bairds Coach. 1863 Fraser's Mag. Aug. 189/2 If what was great and little in this man has been even feebly presented from the point of view proposed, it should tend to breadthen our sympathy. 2012 @vincentkjohnson 1 June in twitter.com (accessed 31 Jan. 2020) I do believe I have inspired #oomf to breadthen her vocabulary in order to engage in an even more intelligible discourse. †2. intransitive. To increase in breadth; to broaden, widen. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > become broad or wide [verb (intransitive)] widen1572 breadthen1717 broaden1727 flange1820 1717 W. Sutherland Britain's Glory: Ship-building Unvail'd 1 Instead of the Floor Line narrowing aft, it will breadthen in all square stern'd Ships. 1809 W. Taylor Let. 1 June in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 278 The inroads of mediocrity are ever breadthening. 1884 A. Forbes in Eng. Illustr. Mag. Apr. 455/2 As I painted, the picture breadthened on the canvas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1684
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