inoculate — to give a vaccine to someone to prevent disease
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to give a vaccine to someone to prevent disease
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈnɑːkjuleɪt/
Example Sentences
- The vampire refused to be inoculated, claiming he was already immune to everything except garlic.
- Healthcare workers must be inoculated against hepatitis B before starting work.
- My grandmother believes that eating dirt as a child inoculated her against all modern allergies.
inoculate
VERB[/ɪˈnɑːkjuleɪt/]
to give a vaccine to someone to prevent disease
Nurse gives vaccine to prevent disease
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'inoculatus', the past participle of 'inoculare', meaning to graft or implant. The word combines 'in-' (into) with 'oculatus' (from 'oculus', meaning eye or bud of a plant), originally referring to grafting a bud into a plant.
Breakdown
in- (into) + ocul- (eye/bud) + -ate (verb suffix) = inoculate
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The vampire refused to be inoculated, claiming he was already immune to everything except garlic.”
“Healthcare workers must be inoculated against hepatitis B before starting work.”
“My grandmother believes that eating dirt as a child inoculated her against all modern allergies.”
“The military inoculates all recruits against multiple diseases during basic training.”
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