inoculate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for inoculate

inoculate 🔊 /ɪnɑˈkjʌlejˌt/

inoculate : එන්නත් කරනවා

inoculate definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.
  2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
  3. To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.
  4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To graft by inserting buds.
  2. To communicate disease by inoculation.