make a tender

  • 101tenderize — (Amer.) v. make meat tender by beating it or applying a special enzyme substance (also tenderise) …

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  • 102tenderized — tenderize (Amer.) v. make meat tender by beating it or applying a special enzyme substance (also tenderise) …

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  • 103tenderizes — tenderize (Amer.) v. make meat tender by beating it or applying a special enzyme substance (also tenderise) …

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  • 104tenderizing — tenderize (Amer.) v. make meat tender by beating it or applying a special enzyme substance (also tenderise) …

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  • 105tenderize — ten•der•ize [[t]ˈtɛn dəˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or by a chemical process or treatment • Etymology: 1725–35 ten der•i•za′tion, n. ten′der•iz er, n …

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  • 106tenderise — /ˈtɛndəraɪz/ (say tenduhruyz) verb (t) (tenderised, tenderising) to make (meat) tender by beating, marinating, etc. Also, tenderize. –tenderiser, noun …

  • 107tenderize — [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 …

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  • 108tenderizer — noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender • Syn: ↑tenderiser • Derivationally related forms: ↑tenderise (for: ↑tenderiser), ↑tenderize • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 109ten|der|iz|er — «TEHN duh RY zuhr», noun. 1. any substance which tenderizes meat by breaking down the meat fibers. 2. a small, ridged mallet for pounding meat to make it tender before cooking …

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  • 110tenderer — Ⅰ. tender [1] ► ADJECTIVE (tenderer, tenderest) 1) gentle and sympathetic. 2) (of food) easy to cut or chew. 3) (of a part of the body) sensitive. 4) young and vulnerable. 5) requi …

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