Толковый словарь английского языка - inoculate
Inoculate
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
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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. Derivatives inoculable adj. inoculation n. inoculative adj. inoculator n. Etymology: orig. in sense 'insert (a bud) into a plant': L inoculare inoculat- engraft (as IN-(2), oculus eye, bud) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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