Verb
To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.
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.
To graft by inserting buds.
To communicate disease by inoculation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe vaccinate against scarlet fever Source: Internet
The nurse vaccinated the children in the school Source: Internet
My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs Source: Internet
He's floated unverified and harmful treatments, including suggesting Americans could inoculate themselves by injecting bleach. Source: Internet
The illusion that the clean alpine air would somehow inoculate people from a global pandemic would not dissipate until 2.15pm on Friday, when Mallender received a call from his hotel: “That’s when the bad disaster movie started.” Source: Internet
Recently, the potential for mosquito saliva to affect the course of WNV disease was demonstrated. citation citation citation Mosquitoes inoculate their saliva into the skin while obtaining blood. Source: Internet