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Inoculate Definition & Meaning

inoculate
verb
  1. introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
  2. introduce a microorganism into
  3. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
  4. insert a bud for propagation
  5. impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

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What does inoculate mean?
introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs" introduce a microorganism into perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" insert a bud for propagation impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
What part of speech is inoculate?
Inoculate is a verb.
How many definitions does inoculate have?
Inoculate has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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