Inoculated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating}.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of
     inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in, on + oculare to furnish
     with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.]
     1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant
        in another tree or plant.


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     2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
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     3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting
        infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a
        means of inducing immunological resistance to that or
        related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus
        of smallpox, rabies, etc. See {Vaccinate}.
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     4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of
        harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate
        one with treason or infidelity.
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     5. (Microbiology) To introduce microorganisms into (a growth
        medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the
        microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with
        an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.
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