Thesaurus: inoculate

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1. v. t. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.
2. v. t. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. v. i. To graft by inserting buds.
6. v. i. To communicate disease by inoculation.
7. v. introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
8. v. introduce a microorganism into
9. v. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
10. v. insert a bud for propagation
11. v. impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
12. 1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant. 2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree. 3. (Med.) 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. 4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity. 1. To graft by inserting buds. 2. To communicate disease by inoculation.