tenderize

UK: /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ US: /ˈtɛndəˌraɪz/ ,(ten′də rīz′)

Inflections of 'tenderize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

tenderizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

tenderizing

v pres p (US & UK)

tenderized

v past (US & UK)

tenderized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ten•der•ize /ˈtɛndəˌraɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or marinating.

ten•der•iz•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ten•der•ize  (ten′də rīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or by a chemical process or treatment.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ten′der•ise′. 

• tender¹ + -ize 1725–35

ten′der•i•za′tion, n. 
ten′der•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tenderize, tenderise / ˈtɛndəˌraɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to make (meat) tender by pounding it to break down the fibres, by steeping it in a marinade, or by treating it with a tenderizer

ˌtenderiˈzation, ˌtenderiˈsation noun