variolate

(vârˈē-ə-lātˌ, vărˈ-)

adjective
Having pustules or marks like those of smallpox.
transitive verb var·i·o·lat·ed, var·i·o·lat·ing, var·i·o·lates
To inoculate with the smallpox virus.

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