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variolate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From variola + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. Having the pitted appearance of smallpox.

Forms

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most variolate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more variolate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

variolate en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From variole + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To infect with smallpox.
    • Lady Montagu encouraged the Princess of Wales to variolate her two daughters. To assure herself of the safety of the procedure, the Princess first forced disenfranchised subjects -- several prisoners and an orphan -- to be variolated. 1999 April 18, Jerome Groopman, “Best Medical Insight; Pox Britannica”, in The New York Times Magazine:

Forms

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variolated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
variolated Tense=Past lexicographic
variolates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
variolating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

variolator

Relateds

variola · vacciolate