ten·der·ize tenderizes tenderizing tenderized in BRIT, also use tenderise If you tenderize meat, you make it softer by preparing it in a particular way. Wine vinegar tenderises meat. tenderise to make meat softer and easier to eat by preparing it in a special way
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"
{i} substance containing enzymes that soften the tough fibers in meat; meat mallet, meat tenderizer, hammer with a short handle and a long head made of wood or steel or plastic composites and used to tenderize or flatten meat (also tenderiser)