inoculate.
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
Meaning & usage
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
Her upbringing overseas inoculated her against prejudice.
To add one substance to another.
The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
To graft by inserting buds.
to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another
to inoculate a tree
To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles).
to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity
Where this word comes from
First attested in c. 1440; inherited from Middle English inoculaten (“to graft”), from Latin inoculātus, perfect passive participle of inoculō (“to ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + oculus (“an eye”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Synonym of inoculum.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from inoculation, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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