tuberculize

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English

Verb

tuberculize (third-person singular simple present tuberculizes, present participle tuberculizing, simple past and past participle tuberculized)

  1. (transitive) To infect with tuberculosis.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo the changes, such as softening, that are characteristic of a tubercle.