"tuberculize" meaning in English

See tuberculize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: tuberculizes [present, singular, third-person], tuberculizing [participle, present], tuberculized [participle, past], tuberculized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} tuberculize (third-person singular simple present tuberculizes, present participle tuberculizing, simple past and past participle tuberculized)
  1. (transitive) To infect with tuberculosis. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tuberculize-en-verb-HOPEYpa- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (intransitive) To undergo the changes, such as softening, that are characteristic of a tubercle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tuberculize-en-verb-GtkKWQ-s Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 39 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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