tenderize C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ UK /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make meat tender by beating, marinating, or cooking Pound the steak to tenderize it before grilling. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make meat tender by... softenbeatpoundmaceratemellow ↔ Opposites toughenharden Word family Derived forms tenderizertenderizedtenderization Related forms tendertenderness Etymology AI details From tender + -ize. Tender is from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ('soft, delicate, young'). tener Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # tenderize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to make meat tender by beating, marinating, or cooking ## Examples - Pound the steak to tenderize it before grilling. ## Synonyms - soften - beat - pound - macerate - mellow ## Antonyms - toughen - harden ## Derived Forms - tenderizer - tenderized - tenderization ## Related Forms - tender - tenderness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tener ## Etymology From tender + -ize. Tender is from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ('soft, delicate, young'). ## AI Etymology Tenderize is from tender + -ize. Tender is from Old French tendre, from Latin tener ('soft, delicate, young'). Important recorded forms include tener (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to make meat tender by beating, marinating, or cooking. The wider family includes derived forms such as tenderizer, tenderized, and tenderization and related words such as tender and tenderness. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown