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| 1. | [ verb ] introduce a micro-organism into | |
| Synonyms: | innoculate | |
| Related terms: | insert seed | |
| 2. | [ verb ] insert a bud for propagation | |
| Related terms: | propagate | |
| 3. | [ verb ] impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune | |
| Related terms: | impregnate | |
| 4. | [ verb ] introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of | |
| Examples: | "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs" |
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| Related terms: | inform | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (medicine,immunology) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation | |
| Synonyms: | innoculate vaccinate immunise immunize | |
| Examples: | "We vaccinate against scarlet fever" "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" |
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| Related terms: | inject medicine inoculating vaccine inoculant inoculator immunization | |
| Similar spelling: |
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