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inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt] / ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt /
VERB
immunize
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Yoga instructor Rudd likes to call attention to the area’s cowboy roots and remind participants that the site they’re on was once used to inoculate, disinfect and brand cattle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

They hope that antibodies in the milk can inoculate them against the virus.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Haffkine developed a vaccine to combat the plague and Saklatvala went door-to-door, convincing people to inoculate themselves.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

They inoculate against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, specifically the KP.2 strain, which has been driving a large proportion of infections this summer.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

In retrospect, Fenn told me, “One of George Washington’s most brilliant moves was to inoculate the army against smallpox during the Valley Forge winter of ’78.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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