tenderize

POS

Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

ten=der=ize

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb tenderize has 1 sense

tenderize(v = verb.change) tender, tenderise - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"

is one way to alter, change, modify

Derived forms adjective tender₅, noun tenderization₁, noun tenderizer₁

Sample sentences:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tenderize, v.tr. (also -ise) make tender, esp. make (meat) tender by beating etc.

Derivative

tenderizer n.

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THESAURUS

tenderize

cushion, ease, fluff, gentle, knead, laxate, limber, limber up, loosen, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mollify, plump, pulp, relax, shake up, smash, soften, soften up, squash, subdue, supple, tone down, tune down

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