1. (

• 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 inoculating" ;

1. (

• inoculate

) introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs" ;

2. (

• inoculate

) introduce a microorganism into ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• inoculate ,

) insert a bud for propagation ;

5. (

• inoculate ,

) impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune ;