Safeguard vs Inoculate - What's the difference?
safeguard | inoculate |
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
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A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
to protect, to keep safe
to escort safely
(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.
To graft by inserting buds.
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(figurative) To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue.
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As verbs the difference between safeguard and inoculate
is that safeguard is to protect, to keep safe while inoculate is to introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body, as to produce immunity to a specific disease.As a noun safeguard
is something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.safeguard
English
Noun
(en noun)- Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
- Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
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Verb
(en verb)- She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
inoculate
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Alternative forms
* innoculateVerb
- The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
- to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another
- to inoculate a tree
- to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity
