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inoculated

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  1. To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  2. (by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
  3. To add one substance to another; to spike.“The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.”
  4. To graft by inserting buds.“to inoculate a tree”

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