Vaccinate vs. Inoculate

Vaccinate vs. Inoculate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Vaccinate and Inoculate

Vaccinateverb

Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

Inoculateverb

To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.

Vaccinateverb

perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation;

We vaccinate against scarlet feverThe nurse vaccinated the children in the school

Inoculateverb

To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.

Inoculateverb

To add one substance to another; to spike.

The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.

Inoculateverb

To graft by inserting buds.

to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into anotherto inoculate a tree
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Inoculateverb

(figurative) To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue; to implant.

to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity

Inoculateverb

introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of;

My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs

Inoculateverb

introduce a micro-organism into

Inoculateverb

perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation;

We vaccinate against scarlet feverThe nurse vaccinated the children in the school

Inoculateverb

insert a bud for propagation

Inoculateverb

impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

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