English verb: inoculate | |||
1. | inoculate (communication) introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of | ||
Samples | My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
2. | inoculate (change) introduce a microorganism into | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | seed | ||
3. | inoculate (body) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation | ||
Samples | We vaccinate against scarlet fever. The nurse vaccinated the children in the school. | ||
Synonyms | immunise, immunize, vaccinate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inject, shoot | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
4. | inoculate (body) insert a bud for propagation | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | propagate | ||
5. | inoculate (body) impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impregnate | ||