Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tenderize

1 sense of tenderize

Sense 1
tender, tenderize, tenderise -- (make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")