The meaning of INOCULATE is to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease.

INOCULATE definition: to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance. See examples of inoculate …

INOCULATE definition: 1. to give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection…. Learn more.

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.

4 days ago · inoculate (third-person singular simple present inoculates, present participle inoculating, simple past and past participle inoculated) (transitive, immunology) To introduce …

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. ...a program to inoculate every child in the state. …

Definition of inoculate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Inoculate definition: 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.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb inoculate, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

INOCULATE meaning: to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease often + against