Meaning Of The Word Inoculate

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inoculate
verb: To inoculate a person or animal means to inject a weak form of a disease into their body as a way of protecting them against the disease.

inoculate in American English
to inject a serum, vaccine, etc. into (a living organism), esp. in order to create immunity
intransitive verb: to perform inoculation
transitive verb: to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance

inoculate in British English
verb: to introduce (the causative agent of a disease) into the body of (a person or animal), in order to induce immunity

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