inoculate
verb (used with object)
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
has inoculated
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present perfectof inoculate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The United States has inoculated 92% of over-60s with 70% receiving boosters, Germany's figures are 91% and 85.9% and Japan's 92% and 90%, the CDC said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2022
Italy, where the outbreak first erupted in Europe in February 2020, has inoculated 86% of its over-12 population and has administered boosters to about 60% of those eligible.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
The Navy has inoculated 342,974 members, with roughly 1.7 percent still holding out.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
South Korea has inoculated 73.5% of its 52 million population with at least one dose of a vaccine, and has fully inoculated nearly 45%.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2021
The education which my daughter has received, has inoculated her with ideas which I am far from blaming in a woman—I have my religion myself too—but the abuse of which I resent.
From The Grip of Desire by France, Hector
