inoculate
21inoculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. vaccinate, variolate, immunize, infect. See insertion, remedy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. immunize, vaccinate, protect; see inject 1 , treat 3 , vaccinate …
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23inoculate — in·oc·u·late || ɪ nÉ‘kjÉ™leɪt / nÉ’kjÊŠl v. introduce a virus or microorganism into a person or animal to create immunity to a disease, immunize; introduce microorganisms into a culture medium; instill or implant beliefs or ideas …
24inoculate — [ɪ nɒkjʊleɪt] verb 1》 another term for vaccinate. ↘introduce (an infective agent) into an organism. 2》 introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium. Derivatives inoculable adjective inoculation noun inoculative adjective …
25inoculate — v. a. 1. Bud. 2. Vaccinate …
26inoculate — verb (T) to protect someone against a disease, usually by injecting (inject (1)) them with a weak form of it (+ against): All the children had been inoculated against hepatitis. compare immunize, vaccinate inoculation noun (C, U) …
27inoculate — v 1. immunize, give [s.o.] his shots, Med. vaccinate; protect, shield, safeguard. 2. indoctrinate, teach, instruct, train; (of ideas) instill, infix, implant, inculcate, ingrain, infuse, imbue, impregnate …
28inoculate — in·oc·u·late …
29inoculate — in•oc•u•late [[t]ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) imu to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease 2) imu to affect or treat (a person, animal,… …
30inoculate — [c]/ɪˈnɒkjəleɪt/ (say i nokyuhlayt) verb (inoculated, inoculating) –verb (t) 1. to implant (a disease) in a person or animal by the introduction of germs or virus, as through a puncture, in order to produce a mild form of the disease and thus… …
