INOCULATE

transitive verb (-lated; -lating) see: eye Date: 1721 1. to introduce a microorganism into , to introduce (as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth, to introduce immunologically active material (as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease , to introduce something into the mind of, to protect as if by inoculation, see: infuse inoculative adjective inoculator noun