ˈblæŋkɪt bɹɔːd bɹɔd ɛksˈtɛn.sɪv panˈɒptɪk waɪd broad in scope or content across-the-board pay increases an all-embracing definition blanket sanctions against human-rights violators an invention with broad applications a panoptic study of Soviet nationality granted him wide powers including everything visible in one view a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base a panoptic stain used in microscopy