Extender vs Entender - What's the difference?

extender | entender |

As a noun extender

is any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.

As a verb entender is

(obsolete) to make tender.

extender

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(wikipedia extender)

Noun

(en noun)

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 meat to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.

Soy protein is used as a meat extender .

(climbing) A runner, or quick-draw. (from sense #2)

(linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".

Derived terms

* DOS extender

Anagrams

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entender

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Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To make tender.

*, II.35:

*:And fearing lest the torments he felt, might in some sort entender his wifes heart, he besought her to be pleased she might be caried into the next chamber, which was accordingly performed.

(Jeremy Taylor)

To treat with tenderness.

(Young)

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