ɪˈnɔkjuleɪt 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. øøinoculable adj. inoculation n. inoculative adj. inoculator n. [orig. in
sense 'insert (a bud)
into a plant': L inoculare inoculatengraft (as
IN-(2), oculus
eye, bud)]