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tenderize

/ˈtɛndərʌɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ten-der-ize
IPA
/ˈtɛndərʌɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (something, especially meat) tender.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English tender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English tenderize From tender + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenderizes (present, singular) tenderizing (participle, present) tenderized (participle, past) tenderized (past)

Derived Forms

retenderize tenderizer

Synonyms

tender tenderise

Questions

How do you pronounce tenderize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛndərʌɪz/.
What does tenderize mean?
To make (something, especially meat) tender.
Where does tenderize come from?
Etymology tree English tender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English tenderize From tender + -ize.

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