inoculateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈnɒk.jə.leɪt/us/ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/to give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection against that disease:
My children have been inoculated against polio.
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Immunology & vaccination
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inoculation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪˌnɒk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ɪˌnɑː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
a cholera inoculation