9 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
verb make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
originEtymology tree English tender Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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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