Definition of "inoculates" [inoculates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inoculate. (verb)

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• "Amazingly, imagery used in advance "inoculates" by moderating the response to later traumatic situations."
• "You can buy an inexpensive inoculant at nurseries; it's a black powder that "inoculates" the soil with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, prompting the peas, which are legumes, to start producing nitrogen on their own."
• "Many young people have been exposed to a superficial form of Christianity that effectively inoculates them against authentic faith."