variolate
variolate adjective: having the pitted appearance of smallpox.
Adjective
variolate (comparative more variolate, superlative most variolate)
Verb
variolate (third-person singular simple present variolates, present participle variolating, simple past and past participle variolated)
- 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
variolate meaning in Urdu
variolate in Urdu
- ٹیکہ لگانا
Forms of variolate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more variolate |
| superlative | most variolate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | variolates |
| present participle | variolating |
| past participle | variolated |
| past | variolated |
Origin of variolate
From variola + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From variole + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from variolate
Questions about variolate
- What does variolate mean?
- Variolate means having the pitted appearance of smallpox.
- What is variolate in Urdu?
- Variolate in Urdu is ٹیکہ لگانا. See Variolate meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is variolate?
- Variolate can be an adjective or a verb.
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