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tenderize — (v.) 1733, from TENDER (Cf. tender) + IZE (Cf. ize). Specifically of food, recorded by 1935, originally American English. Related: Tenderized; tenderizing … Etymology dictionary
tenderize — (Amer.) v. make meat tender by beating it or applying a special enzyme substance (also tenderise) … English contemporary dictionary
tenderize — (also tenderise) ► VERB ▪ make (meat) more tender by beating or slow cooking. DERIVATIVES tenderizer noun … English terms dictionary
tenderize — [ten′dər īz΄] vt. tenderized, tenderizing to make (meat) tender by using a process or adding a substance that softens tissues tenderization n. tenderizer n … English World dictionary
tenderize — UK [ˈtendəraɪz] / US [ˈtendəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms tenderize : present tense I/you/we/they tenderize he/she/it tenderizes present participle tenderizing past tense tenderized past participle tenderized to make meat soft by hitting it … English dictionary
tenderize — verb Tenderize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑meat … Collocations dictionary
tenderize — [[t]te̱ndəraɪz[/t]] tenderizes, tenderizing, tenderized VERB If you tenderize meat, you make it softer by preparing it in a particular way. [V n] Wine vinegar tenderises meat. (in BRIT, also use tenderise) … English dictionary
tenderize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1930 to make (meat or meat products) tender by applying a process or substance that breaks down connective tissue • tenderization noun • tenderizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tenderize — verb To make (something, especially meat) tender. See Also: tenderizer … Wiktionary
tenderize — Synonyms and related words: 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| … Moby Thesaurus
