INOCULATES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inoculates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inoculate

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to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world

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Recent Examples of inoculates Instead, the committee said young children should receive one vaccine for chickenpox and a different shot known as MMR that inoculates against measles, mumps and rubella. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 Develop Character To Combat Cognitive Warfare Developing and strengthening character inoculates individuals. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026

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Among the spa’s skin care offerings, no facial compares to Cara Dorada, which infuses Reiki energy into the Knesko Nano Gold mask for face, neck, and décolleté and adds in organic vitamin C-rich Maya Chia for a golden glow.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
At Bayonet, bartender Bradleigh Mobley infuses the nostalgic treat into a bubblegum pink drink.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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