Synonyms for inoculate
Most common
infiltrate impregnate imbue ingrain vaccinate immunize spike indoctrinate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Imbue — to introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles)
imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, ingrain, insert, implant, engraft, infuse
2. Vaccinate — to introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce…
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
- v. 2
To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles).
to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity
Related words
- Word family
- inoculant inoculation inoculator inoculum
- Other spellings
- innoculate
Forms
- Past participle
- inoculated
e.g. inoculated → imbued, impregnated, infiltrated, ingrained…
Example sentences
- infiltrate We cannot allow them to infiltrate our network.
- impregnate Antonio managed to impregnate Rima.
- vaccinate "Because you can't go vaccinate bats," he added.
- immunize It is important to immunize children against polio.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inoculate | steady | |
| infiltrate | rising | |
| impregnate | steady | |
| imbue | rising | |
| ingrain | rising | |
| vaccinate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- spike1, imbue2
- 6 letters
- insert2, infuse2
- 7 letters
- vaccine2, implant2, ingrain, engraft
- 8 letters
- immunize3, immunise
- 9 letters
- vaccinate3
- 10 letters
- infiltrate3, impregnate3
- 12 letters
- indoctrinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (imbue2 = 2 syllables).