transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈnä-kyə-ˌlāt ]
transitive verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, to insert a bud in a plant, from Latin inoculatus, past participle of inoculare, from in- + oculus eye, bud — more at eye
Date: 1721
1.
a. : to introduce a microorganism into
inoculate mice with anthrax
beans inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
b. : to introduce (as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth
c. : to introduce immunologically active material (as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
inoculate children against diphtheria
2. : to introduce something into the mind of
3. : to protect as if by inoculation
Synonyms: see infuse
• in·oc·u·la·tive -ˌlā-tiv adjective
• in·oc·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər noun