tenderize
verb (used with object)
to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or by a chemical process or treatment.
had tenderized
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past perfectof tenderize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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No one followed me into the yard where the late afternoon sun had tenderized the midday harshness.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
