tenderly

To work on a tender.

(now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken. / (archaic) To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly or with consideration.

(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.

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

present participle of tender

One who tenders (a bid, a contract, etc.).

comparative form of tender: more 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.