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inoculate
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in·oc·u·late (-nky-lt)
v.
1. To introduce a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
2. To implant microorganisms or infectious material into or on a culture medium.
3. To communicate a disease to a living organism by transferring its causative agent into the organism.
in·ocu·lative adj.
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