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Inosculate vs Inoculate - What's the difference?

inosculate | inoculate |

As verbs the difference between inosculate and inoculate

is that inosculate is to homogenize; to make continuous while inoculate is (immunology) to introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body, as to produce immunity to a specific disease.

As a noun inosculate

is the act of inosculating.

inosculate

English

Verb

(inosculat)
  • to homogenize; to make continuous
  • to open into
  • to unite
  • To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
  • * De Quincey
  • The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate , but not the several volumes.

    Noun

    (-)
  • the act of inosculating
  • Anagrams

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    inoculate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * innoculate

    Verb

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

    * immunize / immunise * vaccinate