inoculate

in·oc·u·late

(ĭ-nŏk′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. in·oc·u·lat·ed, in·oc·u·lat·ing, in·oc·u·lates

1. To introduce a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into (the body of a person or animal), especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.

2. To communicate a disease to (a living organism) by transferring its causative agent into the organism.

3. To implant microorganisms or infectious material into (a culture medium).

4. To safeguard as if by inoculation; protect: "A lapsed idealist, [she] has been inoculated against life's disappointments by her own skepticism" (John Lahr).

5. To introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of: "Young people ... are inoculated with the fervor, and are heard about the streets, singing the temperance songs" (Walt Whitman).

[Middle English inoculaten, to graft a scion, from Latin inoculāre, inoculāt- : in-, in; see in-² + oculus, eye, bud; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

in·oc′u·la′tive adj.

in·oc′u·la′tor n.

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inoculate

(ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt)

1. (Medicine) to introduce (the causative agent of a disease) into the body of (a person or animal), in order to induce immunity

2. (Microbiology) (tr) to introduce (microorganisms, esp bacteria) into (a culture medium)

3. (tr) to cause to be influenced or imbued, as with ideas or opinions

[C15: from Latin inoculāre to implant, from in-² + oculus eye, bud]

inˌocuˈlation n

inˈoculative adj

inˈocuˌlator n

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in•oc•u•late

(ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.

1. to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease.

2. to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner.

3. to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.

4. to imbue (a person), as with ideas; indoctrinate.

v.i.

5. to perform inoculation.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inoculāre to graft by budding implant =in- in-² + -oculāre to graft, derivative of oculus eye, bud]

in•oc′u•la`tive (-ˌleɪ tɪv, -lə-) adj.

in•oc′u•la`tor, n.

inoculate

Past participle: inoculated
Gerund: inoculating

Imperative
inoculate
inoculate

Present
I inoculate
you inoculate
he/she/it inoculates
we inoculate
you inoculate
they inoculate

Preterite
I inoculated
you inoculated
he/she/it inoculated
we inoculated
you inoculated
they inoculated

Present Continuous
I am inoculating
you are inoculating
he/she/it is inoculating
we are inoculating
you are inoculating
they are inoculating

Present Perfect
I have inoculated
you have inoculated
he/she/it has inoculated
we have inoculated
you have inoculated
they have inoculated

Past Continuous
I was inoculating
you were inoculating
he/she/it was inoculating
we were inoculating
you were inoculating
they were inoculating

Past Perfect
I had inoculated
you had inoculated
he/she/it had inoculated
we had inoculated
you had inoculated
they had inoculated

Future
I will inoculate
you will inoculate
he/she/it will inoculate
we will inoculate
you will inoculate
they will inoculate

Future Perfect
I will have inoculated
you will have inoculated
he/she/it will have inoculated
we will have inoculated
you will have inoculated
they will have inoculated

Future Continuous
I will be inoculating
you will be inoculating
he/she/it will be inoculating
we will be inoculating
you will be inoculating
they will be inoculating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inoculating
you have been inoculating
he/she/it has been inoculating
we have been inoculating
you have been inoculating
they have been inoculating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inoculating
you will have been inoculating
he/she/it will have been inoculating
we will have been inoculating
you will have been inoculating
they will have been inoculating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inoculating
you had been inoculating
he/she/it had been inoculating
we had been inoculating
you had been inoculating
they had been inoculating

Conditional
I would inoculate
you would inoculate
he/she/it would inoculate
we would inoculate
you would inoculate
they would inoculate

Past Conditional
I would have inoculated
you would have inoculated
he/she/it would have inoculated
we would have inoculated
you would have inoculated
they would have inoculated

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Translations

يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم

očkovat

vaccinere

beolt

bólusetja

skiepijimasskiepyti

potēt

aşı yapmak

inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt] VT [+ person, animal] → vacunar
to inoculate sb against sth → vacunar a algn contra algo
to inoculate sb with sth → inocular algo a algn

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inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt] vt
to inoculate sb against sth → vacciner qn contre qch
to inoculate sb with sth → inoculer qch à qn

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inoculate

[ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth → inoculare qn con qc
to inoculate sb against sth → vaccinare qn contro qc

inoculate

(iˈnokjuleit) verb

to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form. Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?

iˌnocuˈlation noun

in·oc·u·late

v. inocular, inmunizar, vacunar.