inoculate
(verb)
verb
1. introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
Definition categories: communication, inform
2. introduce a microorganism into
Definition categories: change, enclose, inclose, insert, introduce
3. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Similar word(s): immunise, immunize, vaccinate
Definition categories: body, inject, shoot
4. insert a bud for propagation
Definition categories: body, propagate
5. impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
Definition categories: body, impregnate
Sentences with inoculate as a verb:
- The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
- to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another
- to inoculate a tree
- to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity