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inoculate

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  1. infuse                
 
in.oc.u.late \-.la-t\ \-.la-t-iv\ \-.la-t-*r\ vt [ME inoculaten to insert a 
   bud in a plant, fr. L inoculatus, pp. of] inoculare, fr. in- + oculus eye, 
   bud - more at EYE 1a: to communicate a disease to by introducing its 
   causative agent into th e tissues 1b: to introduce (as an infective agent) 
   into (as for growth)  1c: to treat (as seed) with bacteria usu. to 
   stimulate nitrogen fixation  2: to introduce something into the mind of  - 
   in.oc.u.la.tive aj