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inoculate

v.
US //ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌɫeɪt// UK //ɪnˈɒkjʊlˌeɪt// in·oc·u·late
Synonyms
Etymology 1

First attested in c. 1440; inherited from Middle English inoculaten (“to graft”), from Latin inoculātus, perfect passive participle of inoculō (“to ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + oculus (“an eye”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

Back-formation from inoculation, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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