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inoculate

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪˈnɒk.jʊ.leɪt/ US  /-ˈnɑː.kjə-/

Definition

to give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection against that disease: My children have been inoculated against polio.Immunology and vaccination inoculation
 
 
/ɪˌnɒk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ US  /-ˌnɑː.kjə-/ noun [C or U]
Immunology and vaccination
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