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in·oc·u·late
(ĭ-nŏk′yə-lāt′)tr.v. in·oc·u·lat·ed, in·oc·u·lat·ing, in·oc·u·lates
1. 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.
2. To communicate a disease to (a living organism) by transferring its causative agent into the organism.
3. To implant microorganisms or infectious material into (a culture medium).
4. To safeguard as if by inoculation; protect: "A lapsed idealist, [she] has been inoculated against life's disappointments by her own skepticism" (John Lahr).
5. To introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of: "Young people ... are inoculated with the fervor, and are heard about the streets, singing the temperance songs" (Walt Whitman).
[Middle English inoculaten, to graft a scion, from Latin inoculāre, inoculāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + oculus, eye, bud; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
in·oc′u·la′tive adj.
in·oc′u·la′tor n.
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inoculate
(ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt)vb
1. (Medicine) to introduce (the causative agent of a disease) into the body of (a person or animal), in order to induce immunity
2. (Microbiology) (tr) to introduce (microorganisms, esp bacteria) into (a culture medium)
3. (tr) to cause to be influenced or imbued, as with ideas or opinions
[C15: from Latin inoculāre to implant, from in-2 + oculus eye, bud]
inˌocuˈlation n
inˈoculative adj
inˈocuˌlator n
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in•oc•u•late
(ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to inject or implant (a vaccine, microorganism, antibody, or antigen) into the body in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease.
2. to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner.
3. to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.
4. to imbue (a person), as with ideas; indoctrinate.
v.i. 5. to perform inoculation.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin inoculāre to graft by budding implant =in- in- 2 + -oculāre to graft, derivative of oculus eye, bud]
in•oc′u•la`tive (-ˌleɪ tɪv, -lə-) adj.
in•oc′u•la`tor, n.
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inoculate
Past participle: inoculated
Gerund: inoculating
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| inoculate |
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| I inoculate |
| you inoculate |
| he/she/it inoculates |
| we inoculate |
| you inoculate |
| they inoculate |
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| I inoculated |
| you inoculated |
| he/she/it inoculated |
| we inoculated |
| you inoculated |
| they inoculated |
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| I am inoculating |
| you are inoculating |
| he/she/it is inoculating |
| we are inoculating |
| you are inoculating |
| they are inoculating |
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| I have inoculated |
| you have inoculated |
| he/she/it has inoculated |
| we have inoculated |
| you have inoculated |
| they have inoculated |
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| I was inoculating |
| you were inoculating |
| he/she/it was inoculating |
| we were inoculating |
| you were inoculating |
| they were inoculating |
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| I had inoculated |
| you had inoculated |
| he/she/it had inoculated |
| we had inoculated |
| you had inoculated |
| they had inoculated |
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| I will inoculate |
| you will inoculate |
| he/she/it will inoculate |
| we will inoculate |
| you will inoculate |
| they will inoculate |
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| I will have inoculated |
| you will have inoculated |
| he/she/it will have inoculated |
| we will have inoculated |
| you will have inoculated |
| they will have inoculated |
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| I will be inoculating |
| you will be inoculating |
| he/she/it will be inoculating |
| we will be inoculating |
| you will be inoculating |
| they will be inoculating |
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| I have been inoculating |
| you have been inoculating |
| he/she/it has been inoculating |
| we have been inoculating |
| you have been inoculating |
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| I will have been inoculating |
| you will have been inoculating |
| he/she/it will have been inoculating |
| we will have been inoculating |
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| I had been inoculating |
| you had been inoculating |
| he/she/it had been inoculating |
| we had been inoculating |
| you had been inoculating |
| they had been inoculating |
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| I would inoculate |
| you would inoculate |
| he/she/it would inoculate |
| we would inoculate |
| you would inoculate |
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| I would have inoculated |
| you would have inoculated |
| he/she/it would have inoculated |
| we would have inoculated |
| you would have inoculated |
| they would have inoculated |
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Verb 1. inoculate - introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
2. inoculate - introduce a microorganism into
seed - inoculate with microorganisms
3. [画像:inoculate - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation]inoculate - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
4. inoculate - insert a bud for propagation
propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
5. inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"
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Translations
يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم
očkovat
vaccinere
beolt
bólusetja
skiepijimasskiepyti
potēt
aşı yapmak
inoculate
[ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt] VT [+ person, animal] → vacunarto inoculate sb against sth → vacunar a algn contra algo
to inoculate sb with sth → inocular algo a algn
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inoculate
[ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt] vtto inoculate sb against sth → vacciner qn contre qch
to inoculate sb with sth → inoculer qch à qn
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inoculate
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inoculate
[ɪˈnɒkjʊˌleɪt] vt to inoculate sb with sth → inoculare qn con qcto inoculate sb against sth → vaccinare qn contro qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inoculate
(iˈnokjuleit) verb 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. Has he been inoculated against diphtheria? ent يُلَقِّح، يُطَعِّم ваксинирам inocular očkovat impfen vaccinere εμβολιάζω inocular, vacunar kaitsepookima مایه کوبی کردن؛ تلقیح کردن rokottaa vacciner לְחָסֵן टीका लगाना cijepiti beolt memberi vaksinasi bólusetja vaccinare 予防接種する 예방 접종하다 skiepyti potēt menginokulasi inenten vaksinere szczepić ستنيى وهل vacinar a vaccina делать прививку očkovať cepiti vakcinisati [skydds]ympa, vaccinera ฉีด (วัคซีน) aşı yapmak 打預防針 робити запобіжне щеплення بیماری سے بچاؤ کا ٹیکہ لگانا tiêm chủng 给...作预防注射
iˌnocuˈlation noun inenting تَلْقيح، تَطْعيم ваксинация vacina očkování die Impfung vaccination εμβολιασμός vacuna kaitsepookimine تلقیح rokotus vaccination, inoculation חיסון टीका cijepljenje (be)oltás vaksinasi bólusetning vaccinazione 予防接種 예방 접종 skiepijimas potēšana inokulasi inenting vaksinasjon, vaksinering szczepienie ستنې وهنه ، خال وهنه vacina vaccinare; inoculare прививка očkovanie cepljenje vakcinacija [skydds]ympning, vaccinering ปลูกฝี; การฉีดวัคซีน aşı 預防接種 щеплення ٹیکہ لگانا sự tiêm chủng 预防接种
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in·oc·u·late
v. inocular, inmunizar, vacunar.
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