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.
inoculates
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present tense formof inoculate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The spike protein triggers an immune response in the human body that inoculates against infection.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
But the study did not test how well the students could discern fake from real news, so it is hard to know how well the program inoculates students against falsehoods.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised lockdowns would be "less likely" once the country inoculates 70% of its population above 16 years, which now stands at 19%.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2021
“Injecting places like the Wing Luke into society inoculates against bigotry and racism and hatred,” he says.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
Matthew inoculates people against the memory serum all throughout the day, Cara and Caleb and Tris and Nita and Reggie and himself.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
