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Noun inoculating has 1 sense

inoculating, vaccinating - the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating"
--₁ is a kind of protection
--₁ has particulars: ring vaccination; variolation, variolization
Derived form: verb inoculate₃

Verb inoculate has 5 senses

inoculate - introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
--₁ is one way to inform
Sample sentence:
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inoculate - introduce a micro-organism into
--₂ is one way to insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
Sample sentences:
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immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
--₃ is one way to inject, shoot

Derived forms: noun inoculation₁, noun inoculant₁, noun inoculator₁, noun inoculating₁
Sample sentences:
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inoculate - insert a bud for propagation
--₄ is one way to propagate
Sample sentence:
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inoculate - impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
--₅ is one way to impregnate
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