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in·oc·u·late  (-nky-lt)

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.

5. To introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of.

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

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in·ocu·lative adj.

in·ocu·lator n.

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inoculate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to protect against disease by injecting with a vaccine

2. to introduce (microorganisms, esp. bacteria) into (a culture medium) [Latin inoculare to implant]

inoculation n

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"

Translations

inoculate [ɪˈnɔkjuleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth/against sth → inocular or vacunar a algn con algo/contra algo

inoculate [ɪˈnɔkjuleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth → inoculer qch à qn;

to inoculate sb against sth → vacciner qn contre qch

inoculate [ɪˈnɔkjuleɪt] vt to inoculate sb against sth → jdn gegen etw impfen;

to inoculate sb with sth → jdm etw einimpfen

inoculate [ɪˈnɔkjuleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth/against sth → inoculare qc a qn/qn contro qc

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inoculate

v inoculate [iˈnokjuleit]

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?entيُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّمваксинирамočkovatvaccinereimpfenεμβολιάζωinocular, vacunarkaitsepookimaمایه کوبی کردن؛ تلقیح کردنrokottaavacciner (contre)לְחָסֵןटीका लगानाcijepitibeoltmemberi vaksinasibólusetjavaccinare予防接種する예방 접종하다skiepytipotētmenginokulasiinentenvaksinereszczepićvacinara vaccinaделать прививкуočkovaťcepitivakcinisati[]ympa, vaccineraฉีด (วัคซีน)aşı yapmak給...作(預防)注射робити запобіжне щепленняبیماری سے بچاؤ کا ٹیکہ لگاناtiêm chủng给...作（预防）注射

n iˌnocuˈlation

inentingتَلْقيح، تَطْعيمваксинацияočkovánívaccinationdie Impfungεμβολιασμόςvacunakaitsepookimineتلقیحrokotusvaccination, inoculationחִיסוּןटीकाcijepljenje(be)oltásvaksinasibólusetningvaccinazione予防接種(예방) 접종skiepijimaspotēšanainokulasiinentingvaksinasjon, vaksineringszczepienievacinavaccinare; inoculareпрививкаočkovaniecepljenjevakcinacija[]ympning, vaccineringปลูกฝี; การฉีดวัคซีนaşı接種щепленняٹیکہ لگاناsự tiêm chủng接种