extender

== English == === Etymology === From extend +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Noun === extender (plural extenders) One who extends. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler. (climbing) A runner, or quick-draw. (linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === re-extend, reextend, reëxtend == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ex‧ten‧der === Verb === extender (first-person singular present extendo, first-person singular preterite extendi, past participle extendido) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of estender; now a common misspelling ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling coexisted with estender. ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin extendere, or modified from the Old Spanish estender, which may have been inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡstenˈdeɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: ex‧ten‧der === Verb === extender (first-person singular present extiendo, first-person singular preterite extendí, past participle extendido) to extend, to expand Synonym: expandir to spread to expand on to stretch Synonym: estirar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === desplegar estirar === Further reading === “extender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025