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.
have inoculated
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present perfectof inoculate.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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They might have inoculated the hyporheic too soon, before small vegetation needed by some critters could grow.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
States with high adult vaccine rates such as Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine have inoculated the greatest shares of their children.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2022
They have inoculated about 99 million and 68 million people, respectively.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
And even if they don't, you have inoculated yourself against the fear of failure.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2021
You die of your triumph, as the bee dies of his own weapon of offence; and you can find no antidote to the poison in the nature you have inoculated with your own virus.
From At a Winter's Fire by Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
