Definition of Inoculate
Inoculate
in·oc·u·late
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to introduce a vaccine or some other immunologically active material into a person or animal in order to treat a disease or produce immunity against it;
e.g. The school helped to inoculate all the students against the disease.
(verb)
broadly, to introduce cells into a medium in which they can grow, especially to introduce a infection-causing agent such as a microorganism into a living being;
e.g. The researchers inoculate mice with the disease to see if the new drug is effective.
(verb)
to place some idea or suggestion in someone's mind;
e.g. He tried to inoculate us with his views, but we knew that he was wrong.
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