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

(biochemistry) Any substance added to meat before cooking in order to make it more tender, especially any source of the enzyme papain. / A form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking.

plural of tenderizer

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tenderize

Having been made tender.

simple past tense and past participle of tenderize

plural of tenderness

(formal) To offer, to give. / to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.

(obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone. / (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.

Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply. / A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.