tenderize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tenderize
    v 1: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or
         applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" [syn: {tender},
         {tenderize}, {tenderise}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "tenderize":
      cushion, ease, fluff, gentle, knead, laxate, limber, limber up,
      loosen, mash, massage, mellow, milden, mollify, plump, pulp, relax,
      shake up, smash, soften, soften up, squash, subdue, supple,
      tone down, tune down

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