Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

variolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: var-i-o-late
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the pitted appearance of smallpox.

verb

To infect with smallpox.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more variolate (comparative) most variolate (superlative) variolates (present, singular) variolating (participle, present) variolated (participle, past) variolated (past)

Derived Forms

variolator

Frequently Paired Words

variola vacciolate

Questions

What does variolate mean?: Having the pitted appearance of smallpox.
Where does variolate come from?: From variola + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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