To Make the Meat Softer Before Cooking It

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Underground Worlds, Group 2169, Puzzle 5 (Groundwater).

Question is: To Make the Meat Softer Before Cooking It

and the answer is: TENDERIZE

Word Meaning:

TENDERIZE — (transitive) To make (something, especially meat) tender.

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