tender
/tenˈdeɾ/ · B1 · verb
to spread, to stretch out
🧺 tender = extend minus the ex: stretch out, lean toward
From Latin tendere, to stretch, the root of English tend, extend, tension and tendency. Stretching something out gives the spread and lay-cable senses; stretching toward something gives the tend-to sense. Tender la ropa = hang out the washing.