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inoculate

/ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt/

/ɪˈnɑːkjʊleɪt/

Translations

inoculateverb

inoculated

Past Simple

inoculated

Past Participle

inoculating

Gerund

/ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt/

/ɪˈnɑːkjʊleɪt/

The doctor will inoculate the children against measles.

Доктор вакцинирует детей против кори.

They plan to inoculate the entire population by the end of the year.

Они планируют привить все население к концу года.

Additional translations

Synonyms

inoculatenoun

inoculates

/ɪˈnɒk.jʊ.leɪt/

/ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/

Rare horticultural noun sense (‘a bud or scion inserted in grafting’).

inoculateverb

To introduce a vaccine or antigenic substance into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

The doctor will inoculate the children against measles before the school year begins.

To introduce microorganisms or viruses into a culture medium.

The scientist will inoculate the petri dish with bacteria to observe their growth.

To introduce an idea or attitude into someone's mind.

The teacher aimed to inoculate the students with a love for reading.

To graft a bud (scion) into a plant so that it may grow there.

The gardener will inoculate the rose bush with a vigorous bud taken from a prize specimen.

inoculatenoun

A bud or scion inserted into another plant in the process of grafting.

The success of the graft depended on the health of the inoculate.