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inoculate definition and meaning

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.
v. t. 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.
v. t. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.
v. i. To graft by inserting buds.
v. i. To communicate disease by inoculation.

Crossword clues for inoculate

- Vaccinate


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