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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•oc•u•la•tion (i nok′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Immunologythe act or process of inoculating.
- Immunologyan instance of inoculating.
- Latin inoculātiōn- (stem of inoculātiō) an engrafting. See inoculate, -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•oc•u•late /ɪˈnɑkyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - Immunologyto inject a vaccine, microorganism, etc., in order to protect against, treat, or study a disease:inoculated me against yellow fever.
in•oc•u•la•tion /ɪˌnɑkyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]After three inoculations I was beginning to feel like a pin cushion.[uncountable]Inoculation is not the best way to prevent this disease. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•oc•u•late (i nok′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - Immunologyto implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- Immunologyto affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner.
- Laboratoryto introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.
- to imbue (a person), as with ideas.
- Metallurgyto treat (molten metal) chemically to strengthen the microstructure.
v.i. - to perform inoculation.
- Latin inoculātus past participle of inoculāre to graft by budding, implant, equivalent. to in- in-2 + -oculā- (stem of -oculāre to graft, derivative of oculus eye, bud) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1400–50; late Middle English
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indoctrinate, infuse.
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