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variolate

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

resembling smallpox, as a lesion.

RELATED WORDS

inoculate, protect, immunize, treat, inject, prevent, mitigate

Nearby words

variform, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variola virus, variolate, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic, varioloid

Origin of variolate

First recorded in 1785–95; variol(a) + -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for variolate

variolate

/ (ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to inoculate with the smallpox virus

adjective

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

Derived Forms

variolation, variolization or variolisation, noun

Word Origin for variolate

C18: from variola
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Medicine definitions for variolate

variolate

[ vâr′ē-ə-lāt′ ]

adj.

Having pustules or pitted scars like those of smallpox.

v.

To inoculate with smallpox virus.
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