Definition
Meaning of 'inoculate'
Meaning of 'inoculate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Inoculate 
[ v. i.]
- To graft by inserting buds. [ v. i.]- To communicate disease by inoculation.
2. Inoculate [ v. t.]
- To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or
plant in another tree or plant. [ v. t.]- To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
- 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.
- Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.
Meaning of 'inoculate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. inoculate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
Example in sentence:
- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
Meaning (2):
- perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Example in sentence:
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school;
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
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