variolate
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var·i·o·late
(vâr′ē-ə-lāt′, văr′-)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.
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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
[C18: from variola]
ˌvarioˈlation, ˌvarioliˈzation, ˌvarioliˈsation n
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variolate
Past participle: variolated
Gerund: variolating
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