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pandere

Pandere is a Latin verb meaning "to open, to spread, to extend." In classical Latin, pandere is encountered as the infinitive form of the verb pandō, which belongs to the third conjugation. As such, pandere appears in scholarly grammars and Latin dictionaries primarily in discussions of verb morphology and syntax, rather than in everyday English usage.

Etymology and meaning are straightforward within the Latin tradition: pandere is built from the root pand-

In modern usage, pandere is not a term recognized as a standalone concept, brand, or technology in

See also: Latin language, Latin grammar, Latin verbs, pando (the related principal verb).

and
expresses
actions
related
to
opening
or
spreading
something,
whether
literally
(to
open
a
door
or
a
surface)
or
metaphorically
(to
spread
influence
or
territory)
in
Latin
texts.
The
form
is
typically
analyzed
within
the
broader
system
of
Latin
verbal
conjugation
and
its
compounds.
English-language
discourse.
It
is
primarily
of
interest
to
students,
teachers,
and
scholars
of
Latin
for
understanding
verb
forms,
historical
texts,
and
linguistic
reconstruction.
Outside
of
linguistic
contexts,
pandere
may
appear
only
as
part
of
a
proper
name
or
in
quotations
of
Latin
passages.