var·i·o·late (vâr  - -l t , v r-)adj. Having pustules or marks like those of smallpox. tr.v. var·i·o·lat·ed, var·i·o·lat·ing, var·i·o·lates To inoculate with the smallpox virus. |
variolate [ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to inoculate with the smallpox virus
adj
(Medicine) marked or pitted with or as if with the scars of smallpox
[from variola]
variolation , variolization, variolisation n
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