ALL meanings of inoculating
in·oc·u·late
I i - noun inoculating Present participle of inoculate. 1
- verb with object inoculating to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance. 1
- verb with object inoculating to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner. 1
- verb with object inoculating to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium. 1
- verb with object inoculating to imbue (a person), as with ideas. 1
- verb with object inoculating Metallurgy. to treat (molten metal) chemically to strengthen the microstructure. 1
- verb without object inoculating to perform inoculation. 1