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View synonyms for variolate

variolate

[ vair-ee-uh-leyt, -lit ]

adjective

, Pathology.
  1. resembling smallpox, as a lesion.

variolate

/ ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to inoculate with the smallpox virus

adjective

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

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Derived Forms

  • ˌvarioˈlation, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of variolate1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of variolate1

C18: from variola

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Example Sentences

Variolate -ose: with large, rounded impressions like pock-marks.

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