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variolate
var·i·o·late
[
vèrree ə làyt
]
adjective
Definition:
pitted or scarred:
with a pitted or scarred appearance, like the skin of somebody who has had smallpox
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
var·i·o·lat·ed
,
present participle
var·i·o·lat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
var·i·o·lates
)
Definition:
inoculate with smallpox virus:
to inoculate somebody with the smallpox virus
(
dated
)
var·i·o·la·tion
[
vèrree ə láysh'n
]
noun
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var·i·o·la·tion [ vèrree ə láysh'n ] noun
