ınoculate

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Definition of ınoculate in English English dictionary

{v} to propagate by insertion

Hyphenation

in·o·cu·late

Turkish pronunciation

înäkyıleyt

Synonyms

vaccinate, protect, inject

Pronunciation

/ənˈäkyəˌlāt/ /ɪnˈɑːkjəˌleɪt/

Etymology

[ i-'nä-ky&-"lAt ] (transitive verb.) 1721. From Middle English inoculate, from Latin inoculātus, perfect passive participle of inoculō (“ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant”), from in (“in”) + oculus (“an eye”).