A portmanteau of the words pound and tenderize, meaning to pound vigorously while also tenderizing the area being pounded.
A proper ponderization involves 80% pounding and 20% tenderizing.
He ponderized the maid in the hay mow with the intensity of a man who's wife could return home at any minute yet with the care due her innocence and age.
A new word used in the Oct. 2015 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Elder Devin Durrant, which immediately became a social media sensation. Ponderize appears to be a combination of the words "ponder" and "memorize." Ponderize describes the act of selecting a verse of scripture, and posting it in a place where you will see it often. Whenever you see the scripture you will think about its meaning and how it applies to life.
After I ponderized the scripture “My father dwelt in a tent” (1 Nephi 2:15) I decided there is no way Joseph Smith could make that crap up... has to come from heaven.
A word that means to 80% ponder and 20% memorize a text, usually verses of scripture. Ponderizing new scripture each week can uplift and inspire the ponderizer. Most effective ponderization occurs over a 20 year period.
When I ponderize I feel a greater desire to follow Jesus Christ and have an elevated place or my thoughts to go.