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inoculate (verb):
1a: to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into, especially in order to treat or prevent a disease
b: to introduce a microorganism into
c: to introduce (something, such as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth
2: to protect as if by inoculation
3: to introduce something into the mind of
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : If you think you see a connection between inoculate and ocular ("of or relating to the eye"), you are not mistaken—both words look back to oculus, the Latin word for "eye." But what does the eye have to do with inoculation? Our answer lies in the original use of inoculate in Middle English: "to insert a bud in a plant for propagation." Latin oculus was sometimes applied to things that were seen to resemble eyes, and one such thing was the bud of a plant. Inoculate was later applied to other forms of engrafting or implanting, including the introduction of vaccines as a preventative against disease.
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