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tenderize

/ˈtɛndərʌɪz/

tenderize verb: to make (something, especially meat) tender.

Verb

tenderize (third-person singular simple present tenderizes, present participle tenderizing, simple past and past participle tenderized)

  1. (transitive) To make (something, especially meat) tender.

tenderize meaning in Vietnamese

tenderize in Vietnamese

make tender
dần

Forms of tenderize

third-person singular presenttenderizes
present participletenderizing
past participletenderized
pasttenderized

Origin of tenderize

From tender + -ize.

Words formed from tenderize

Questions about tenderize

What does tenderize mean?
Tenderize means to make (something, especially meat) tender.
What is tenderize in Vietnamese?
Tenderize in Vietnamese is dần. See Tenderize meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is tenderize?
Tenderize is a verb.
How do you pronounce tenderize?
Tenderize is pronounced /ˈtɛndərʌɪz/.
What is the past tense of tenderize?
The past tense of tenderize is tenderized.

Words near tenderize in the dictionary

  1. tenderisers
  2. tenderises
  3. tenderish
  4. tenderising
  5. tenderization
  6. tenderize
  7. tenderized
  8. tenderizer
  9. tenderizers
  10. tenderizes
  11. tenderizing

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