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tenderized

tenderized

1 3.9
Meat made softer by pounding, cutting, or marinating
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛndərˌaɪzd/
  • Specialized
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  • The chef recommended using tenderized beef for the stir-fry to ensure a softer texture.

Examples

  • The chef served a tenderized steak for dinner.

  • Store-bought tenderized meat often cooks more quickly and evenly.

  • She always uses a mallet to prepare tenderized pork chops for dinner.

  • The chef recommended the tenderized steak for extra juiciness and flavor.

  • I prefer my meat to be tenderized before cooking.

  • A tenderized chicken breast cooks more quickly and is easier to chew.

  • For the best flavor, serve the tenderized steak with a garlic marinade.

Synonyms

tender
vstenderized
56 1.0

Easy to cut or chew, not tough

is made softer by marinating pounding or other methods

Antonyms

toughened
  • Specialized
4.1

Treated to make it stronger and harder to break

How Tender

melty
  • Informal
1 3.8
tenderized
  • Specialized
1 3.9
tender
56 1.0
firm
30 1.0
tough
31 1.7

Surface Forms

tenderized positive

Morphology

tenderized = tenderize (transparent) = tender + ize + ed

Formed regularly from 'tender' + '-ize' to make a verb and then '-ed' to form the past participle/adjectival form.

Etymology

Tenderized comes from the word tender, which means 'soft', plus the part -ize, which means 'to make'. So meat that is tenderized has been made soft by pounding, marinating, or other methods, which is why it cooks more evenly.