单词 | inoculate |
释义 | inoculate v.tr.   1. a treat (a person or animal) with a small quantity of the agent of a disease, in the form of vaccine or serum, usu. by injection, to promote immunity against the disease. b implant (a disease) by means of vaccine.   2. instil (a person) with ideas or opinions. Derivatives inoculable adj. inoculation n. inoculative adj. inoculator n. Etymology: orig. in sense 'insert (a bud) into a plant': L inoculare inoculat- engraft (as IN-(2), oculus eye, bud) |
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