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

Examples

• The doctor will inoculate the children against measles.
• All travelers to certain countries must be inoculated before departure.
• Scientists inoculated the bacterial culture in the laboratory.
• The researcher inoculated mice with the experimental vaccine.
• Parents hope to inoculate their children against prejudice.
• The teacher tried to inoculate students with a love of learning.
• Early exposure to diverse ideas can inoculate minds against extremism.