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Inoculate
/ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
📖 Definitions of "Inoculate"
verb
- 1
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
- 2
(by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
- 3
To add one substance to another; to spike.
"The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."
- 4
To graft by inserting buds.
"to inoculate a tree"
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