variolate

American  

[vair-ee-uh-leyt, -lit] / ˈvɛər i əˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

Pathology.

1. resembling smallpox, as a lesion.

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variolate British  

/ ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to inoculate with the smallpox virus

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adjective

1. marked or pitted with or as if with the scars of smallpox

Other Word Forms

• variolation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of variolate

First recorded in 1785–95; variol(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

variolate

We can scarcely suppose that he did anything else than variolate these persons, just as he would have done had he used variolous lymph without the addition of milk.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Related Words

• immunize
• inject
• inoculate
• protect
• treat