verb
inoculate
Inoculate (verb) means to put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.
verb
1
To put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.
2
To protect something, as if by giving it a vaccine.
3
To mix one substance into another.
"The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."
4
To graft a plant by inserting a bud taken from another plant.
"to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another"
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Etymology
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).
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What is the meaning of inoculate?
"inoculate" (verb) means to put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness.
What is another word for inoculate?
Other words for "inoculate" include immunize, vaccinate, immunise.
What are the different meanings of inoculate?
"inoculate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To put a vaccine or other substance that triggers an immune response into a body or person, so as to bring about resistance to a particular illness; 2. To protect something, as if by giving it a vaccine; 3. To mix one substance into another.
