Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enwiden

/ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-widen
IPA: /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Broaden; diversify.

Example Sentences

"[…] seeking not so much to extend its dominion as to enwiden its markets and civilizing influence."
"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."
"2. To enwiden, increase and enlarge the knowledge, the intelligence and the consciousness of the people…"

Etymology

From en- + widen. Compare English enlengthen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/

Inflected Forms

enwidens (present, singular) enwidening (participle, present) enwidened (participle, past) enwidened (past)

Synonyms

broaden widen variegate vary

Questions

How do you pronounce enwiden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/.
What does enwiden mean?: Broaden; diversify.
Where does enwiden come from?: From en- + widen. Compare English enlengthen.

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