3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting
infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with
the virus of smallpox, rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.
4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful
ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or
infidelity.
In*oc"u*late, v. i. 1. To graft by inserting buds.