variolate
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variolate — /vair ee euh layt , lit/, adj. Pathol. resembling smallpox, as a lesion. [1785 95; VARIOL(A) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
variolate — 1. To inoculate with smallpox. 2. Pitted or scarred, as if by smallpox. * * * var·i·o·late var ē ə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing to subject to variolation * * * va·ri·o·late (varґe o lāt) 1. having the nature or appearance of smallpox. 2. to… … Medical dictionary
variolate — v. inoculate with smallpox virus adj. resembling smallpox, of smallpox … English contemporary dictionary
variolate — var·i·o·late … English syllables
variolate — /ˈvɛəriəleɪt/ (say vairreeuhlayt) verb (t) (variolated, variolating) to inoculate with virus of variola. {variol(e) + ate1} –variolation /ˌvɛəriəˈleɪʃən/ (say .vairreeuh layshuhn), noun …
variolate — ˈverēələ̇t, ˈva(a)r , əˌlāt adjective Etymology: New Latin variola + English ate : having lesions or marks resembling those of smallpox … Useful english dictionary
variole — n. [F. variole, smallpox] A pock like mark; fovea; fossa; variolate adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
inoculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. vaccinate, variolate, immunize, infect. See insertion, remedy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. immunize, vaccinate, protect; see inject 1 , treat 3 , vaccinate … English dictionary for students
pitted — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) , adj. blemished, variolate; honeycombed, favose, pocked, dented; cratered. See concavity … English dictionary for students
vaccinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. jennerize, variolate; inoculate, inject, give a shot; immunize; prick, scratch, scarify. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inoculate, immunize, prevent, treat, mitigate, protect, inject, shoot* … English dictionary for students
