inoculate
[verb]
Synonyms: infuse, imbue, ingrain, invest, leaven, steep, suffuse

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Related Words: admit, enter, introduce

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i‧noc‧u‧late /ɪˈnɒkjəleɪt, ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt $ ɪˈnɑː-/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of inoculare 'to attach a bud to a plant', from oculus 'eye, bud']
to protect someone against a disease by putting a weak form of the disease into their body using a needle ⇒ immunize, vaccinate
inoculate somebody against something
All the children had been inoculated against hepatitis.
—inoculation /ɪˌnɒkjəˈleɪʃən, ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən $ -ˌnɑːk-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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