inoculate

in·oc·u·late

 (ĭ-nŏk′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. in·oc·u·lat·ed, in·oc·u·lat·ing, in·oc·u·lates

1. To introduce a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into (the body of a person or animal), especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.

2. To communicate a disease to (a living organism) by transferring its causative agent into the organism.

3. To implant microorganisms or infectious material into (a culture medium).

4. To safeguard as if by inoculation; protect: "A lapsed idealist, [she] has been inoculated against life's disappointments by her own skepticism" (John Lahr).

5. To introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of: "Young people ... are inoculated with the fervor, and are heard about the streets, singing the temperance songs" (Walt Whitman).

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[Middle English inoculaten, to graft a scion, from Latin inoculāre, inoculāt- : in-, in; see in-² + oculus, eye, bud; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·oc′u·la′tive adj.

in·oc′u·la′tor n.

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inoculate

(ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt)

vb

1. (Medicine) to introduce (the causative agent of a disease) into the body of (a person or animal), in order to induce immunity

2. (Microbiology) (tr) to introduce (microorganisms, esp bacteria) into (a culture medium)

3. (tr) to cause to be influenced or imbued, as with ideas or opinions

[C15: from Latin inoculāre to implant, from in-² + oculus eye, bud]

inˌocuˈlation n

inˈoculative adj

inˈocuˌlator n

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in•oc•u•late

(ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.

1. to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease.

2. to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner.

3. to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.

4. to imbue (a person), as with ideas; indoctrinate.

v.i.

5. to perform inoculation.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inoculāre to graft by budding implant =in- in-² + -oculāre to graft, derivative of oculus eye, bud]

in•oc′u•la`tive (-ˌleɪ tɪv, -lə-) adj.

in•oc′u•la`tor, n.

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inoculate

Past participle: inoculated
Gerund: inoculating

Imperative

inoculate

inoculate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inoculate - introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
	2.	inoculate - introduce a microorganism into put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" seed - inoculate with microorganisms
	3.	inoculate - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" vaccinate, immunise, immunize practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
	4.	inoculate - insert a bud for propagation propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
	5.	inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"

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Translations

يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم

očkovat

vaccinere

impfen

vacciner

beolt

bólusetja

vaccinarevaccinazione

skiepijimasskiepyti

potēt

aşı yapmak

给...作预防注射

inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt] VT [+ person, animal] → vacunar
to inoculate sb against sth → vacunar a algn contra algo
to inoculate sb with sth → inocular algo a algn

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inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt] vt
to inoculate sb against sth → vacciner qn contre qch
to inoculate sb with sth → inoculer qch à qn

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inoculate

vt person → impfen (against gegen); to inoculate somebody with a virus → jdm einen Virus einimpfen

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inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth → inoculare qn con qc
to inoculate sb against sth → vaccinare qn contro qc

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inoculate

(iˈnokjuleit) verb

to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form. Has he been inoculated against diphtheria? ent يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم ваксинирам inocular očkovat impfen vaccinere εμβολιάζωinocular, vacunar kaitsepookima مایه کوبی کردن؛ تلقیح کردن rokottaa vacciner לְחָסֵן टीका लगाना cijepiti beolt memberi vaksinasi bólusetja vaccinare 予防接種する 예방 접종하다 skiepyti potēt menginokulasi inentenvaksinereszczepić ستنيى وهل vacinar a vaccina делать прививку očkovať cepiti vakcinisati [skydds]ympa, vaccinera ฉีด (วัคซีน) aşı yapmak 打預防針 робити запобіжне щеплення بیماری سے بچاؤ کا ٹیکہ لگانا tiêm chủng 给...作预防注射

iˌnocuˈlation noun

inenting تَلْقيح، تَطْعيم ваксинация vacina očkování die Impfung vaccination εμβολιασμόςvacuna kaitsepookimine تلقیح rokotus vaccination, inoculationחיסון टीका cijepljenje (be)oltás vaksinasi bólusetning vaccinazione 予防接種 예방 접종 skiepijimas potēšana inokulasi inentingvaksinasjon, vaksineringszczepienie ستنې وهنه ، خال وهنه vacina vaccinare; inoculare прививка očkovanie cepljenje vakcinacija [skydds]ympning, vaccinering ปลูกฝี; การฉีดวัคซีน aşı 預防接種 щеплення ٹیکہ لگانا sự tiêm chủng 预防接种

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in·oc·u·late

v. inocular, inmunizar, vacunar.

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inoculate

vt inocular

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