verb🔗ShareTo introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease."The doctor is inoculating the child with a flu vaccine to protect her from getting sick this winter. "medicinevirusdiseasebiologyorganismphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.""Reading diverse viewpoints is like inoculating yourself against bias." "medicinebiologydiseasescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add one substance to another; to spike."The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake."medicinebiologyvirusmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo graft by inserting buds."to inoculate a tree"agricultureplantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue; to implant."to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity"mindphilosophydoctrineeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
