Meaning Of Inoculate

v. t.

To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.

v. t.

To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.

v. t.

To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.

v. t.

Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.

v. i.

To graft by inserting buds.

v. i.

To communicate disease by inoculation.