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Definition of tenderize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tenderize

verb
 
/ˈtendəraɪz/
 
/ˈtendəraɪz/
(British English also tenderise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tenderize
 
/ˈtendəraɪz/
 
/ˈtendəraɪz/
he / she / it tenderizes
 
/ˈtendəraɪzɪz/
 
/ˈtendəraɪzɪz/
past simple tenderized
 
/ˈtendəraɪzd/
 
/ˈtendəraɪzd/
past participle tenderized
 
/ˈtendəraɪzd/
 
/ˈtendəraɪzd/
-ing form tenderizing
 
/ˈtendəraɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈtendəraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. tenderize something to make meat softer and easier to cut and eat by preparing it in a particular wayTopics Cooking and eatingc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTenderize is used with these nouns as the object:
    • meat
    See full entry
See tenderize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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