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Inoculate v. t. (past & past part. inoculated; pres. part. inoculating)

To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.

To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.

(Med.) To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a means of inducing immunological resistance to that or related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox, rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.

Fig.: To introduce into the mind; used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.

(Microbiology) To introduce microorganisms into (a growth medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.

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Etymology of 'Inoculate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Inoculate" Quotes from Famous Books

... confusedly to revere and admire something. But when advantage is not taken of this aspiration, it gets corrupted or lost. By our lack of cohesion and mutual deference, we, the grown-ups, discredit daily in the child's eyes our own cause and that of everything worthy of respect. We inoculate in him a bad spirit whose effects then turn ...

— The Simple Life • Charles Wagner

... mischievously. "Better inoculate the whole crew at once! He's more like a stray spaniel than ...

— Charles Rex • Ethel M. Dell

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