v. rare. [f. as prec. + -IZE.] trans. To make tender: = TENDER v.2 1.
1733. M. L. Killigrew, in Jrnl. Roy. Inst. Cornw. (1887), Dec. At his going away, his behaviour had tenderised me.
1772. Test Filial Duty, II. 182. This pastoral life has tenderized you prodigiously.
