Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Inoculate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
"My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
introduce a microorganism into
insert a bud for propagation
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.