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inoculate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
inoculate ˈnɑːkjəˌleɪt/ verb
inoculates; inoculated; inoculating
inoculate
ˈnɑːkjəˌleɪt/
verb
inoculates; inoculated; inoculating
Learner's definition of INOCULATE
[+ object] medical
: to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease给(人或动物)接种疫苗;打预防针often + against

— inoculation

/ɪˌnɑːkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural inoculations [count, noncount]
BNC: 26275 COCA: 18002

inoculate

verb

in·​oc·​u·​late i-ˈnä-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce inoculate (audio)
inoculated; inoculating

transitive verb

1
a
: to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
inoculate children against diphtheria
b
: to introduce a microorganism into
inoculate mice with anthrax
beans inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
c
: to introduce (something, such as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth
2
: to protect as if by inoculation
3
: to introduce something into the mind of
inoculative adjective
inoculator noun

Did you know?

If you think you see a connection between inoculate and ocular ("of or relating to the eye"), you are not mistaken—both words look back to oculus, the Latin word for "eye." But what does the eye have to do with inoculation? Our answer lies in the original use of inoculate in Middle English: "to insert a bud in a plant for propagation." Latin oculus was sometimes applied to things that were seen to resemble eyes, and one such thing was the bud of a plant. Inoculate was later applied to other forms of engrafting or implanting, including the introduction of vaccines as a preventative against disease.

Choose the Right Synonym for inoculate

infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout.

infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.

new members infused enthusiasm into the club

suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.

a room suffused with light

imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.

imbue students with intellectual curiosity

ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.

clung to ingrained habits

inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.

an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas

leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.

a serious play leavened with comic moments

Example Sentences

inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world
Recent Examples on the Web Health experts have faulted the government for not planning for such a scenario despite warnings and failing to inoculate this vulnerable population. Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 In Chile, where the government has secured contracts to inoculate its entire population twice, the vaccine is expected to arrive as early as this week, President Sebastian Pinera said. Amy Stillman, Bloomberg.com, 22 Dec. 2020 To that end, billions of doses were reserved before any had been approved for use, with many countries claiming enough to inoculate their population several times over. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2020 Arwady also shared new guidance that will allow the current monkeypox vaccine stock to inoculate five times more people per vial. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 That stark scene played out as coronavirus vaccines arrived and California and Los Angeles moved aggressively to inoculate people. Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2021 The program, announced Sunday by the Department of Health and Social Care, is designed to boost the vaccination rate among adults under 30 as Britain races to inoculate as many people as possible before colder weather arrives. Danica Kirka, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021 When vaccines became available, mobile clinics were sent to inoculate people who wanted it. Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022 Global policy experts said that the emergence of omicron in southern Africa, where vaccination rates lag behind Western nations, underscores the need to inoculate people in all regions and curb the risk of new outbreaks and variants. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, to insert a bud in a plant, from Latin inoculatus, past participle of inoculare, from in- + oculus eye, bud — more at eye

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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The first known use of inoculate was in 1721
BNC: 26275 COCA: 18002

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