Inoculation

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1. Noun

The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.

2. Noun

The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh.

3. Noun

Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.

4. Noun

taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
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