inoculate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈnɑːkjuleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form inoculate

Third-person singular inoculates

Past tense inoculated

Past participle inoculated

Present participle inoculating

1. (transitive) (immunology) If you inoculate someone, you administer a vaccine for them.

Related words

• inoculation