INOCULATE

inoculate

(verb) impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

inoculate

(verb) insert a bud for propagation

immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate

(verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; “We vaccinate against scarlet fever”; “The nurse vaccinated the children in the school”

inoculate

(verb) introduce a microorganism into

inoculate

(verb) introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; “My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

inoculate (third-person singular simple present inoculates, present participle inoculating, simple past and past participle inoculated)

(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]

(transitive, by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.

To add one substance to another; to spike.

To graft by inserting buds. [from c. 1420]

(figurative) To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue; to implant. [from a. 1600]

Anagrams

• lotucaine

Source: Wiktionary

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In*oc"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inoculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inoculating,.] Etym: [L. inoculatus, p.p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in,on + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See Ocular.]

1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.

2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.

3. (Med.)

Definition: To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.

4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.

In*oc"u*late, v. i.

1. To graft by inserting buds.

2. To communicate disease by inoculation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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