Inoculates vs Inoculated - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between inoculates and inoculated

is that inoculates is (inoculate) while inoculated is (inoculate).

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(immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body, as to produce immunity to a specific disease.

(by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.

To add one substance to another; to spike.

The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.

To graft by inserting buds.

to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another

to inoculate a tree

(figurative) To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue.

to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity

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