variolating
/ˈvɛriəˌleɪtɪŋ/
verb
- The act of inoculating someone with the smallpox virus to produce immunity.
- They spent the afternoon variolating the children who had not yet been exposed to smallpox.
- The doctor was variolating the villagers one by one during the outbreak.
- Variolating was a risky procedure, but it saved many lives before modern vaccines.
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