nnoun.actthe act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunitySynset:vaccinating
Examples:- doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating
Derivationally Related Form:inoculatevaccinate
Hypernyms:protection
Inherited Hypernyms:inoculatingprotectionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ring vaccinationvariolationvariolization
Full Hyponyms:ring vaccinationvariolation
vverb.communicationintroduce an idea or attitude into the mind ofExamples:- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:inoculateinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changeintroduce a microorganism intoHypernyms:enclose inclose insert introduce put in stick in
Inherited Hypernyms:inoculateinsertputmove
Direct Hyponyms:seed
Full Troponyms:seed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.bodyperform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculationTopic:medicinepractice of medicine
Synset:immunise immunize inoculate vaccinate
Examples:- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
Derivationally Related Form:vaccinevaccinatorvaccinationvaccinatingimmunizationinoculatinginoculationinoculantinoculator
Hypernyms:inject shoot
Inherited Hypernyms:immunizeinjectadministertreat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.bodyinsert a bud for propagationHypernyms:propagate
Inherited Hypernyms:inoculatepropagateprocessaffectchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodyimpregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immuneHypernyms:impregnate
Inherited Hypernyms:inoculateimpregnateinseminatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something