1. gives a vaccine or injection to prevent disease
Usage: medical
2. introduces microorganisms into a culture medium or living organism
Usage: scientific
3. instills an idea or attitude in someone’s mind
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The doctor inoculates children against measles.
• The nurse inoculates patients with the flu vaccine every fall.
• The scientist inoculates the petri dish with bacteria.
• The researcher inoculates mice with the experimental virus.
• Good education inoculates students against prejudice.
• Reading widely inoculates the mind against narrow thinking.