meaning of inoculate
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. 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.
5. To graft by inserting buds.
6. To communicate disease by inoculation.
7. impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
Related Words
inoculate | inoculated |
