inoculate

Verb

• impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

• insert a bud for propagation

• perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
  • We vaccinate against scarlet fever
    
  • The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
    

• introduce a microorganism into

• introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
  • My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  immunize , immunise , vaccinate