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inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt] / ɪˈnɒk yəˌleɪt /
VERB
immunize
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They’re upgraded preparations of vaccines that themselves underwent placebo-controlled trials, or formulations aimed at new variants of the targeted disease, or shots that inoculate against several diseases all at once.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

They inoculate about 2,000 koalas a year through wildlife hospital trials and tack themselves onto development projects or research studies in the region that involve their capture.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

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

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Farmers can combat the mealybugs by giving vaccines to the trees to inoculate them from the virus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

With its support, he rededicated himself to serving God, and by his senior year he was running his own Bible-study group, hoping to inoculate first-year students against the temptations he had faced.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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