Meanings
verbtenderize (third-person singular simple present tenderizes, present participle tenderizing, simple past and past participle tenderized)
present singular third person tenderizes · participle present tenderizing · participle past tenderized · past tenderized
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmake tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishtender
- Englishtender
- Englishtenderize
Translations
Bulgarian варя до омекване
- варя до омекване (varja do omekvane)make tender
Catalan entendrir
- entendrirmake tender
Chinese Mandarin 嫩化
- 嫩化 (nènhuà)make tender
Finnish mureuttaa
- mureuttaamake tender
Hungarian puhít, klopfol
- puhítmake tender
- klopfolmake tender
- kiklopfolmake tender
Spanish ablandar
- ablandarmake tender
Swedish möra
- möramake tender
Vietnamese dần
- dầnmake tender
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
tenderize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderize
MLA
“tenderize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenderize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderize.
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