inoculate
/ˌɪˈnɒkjəˌleɪt/ih-NO-kyuh-layt
/ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌleɪt/ih-NAH-kyuh-layt
Meaningto graft in a bud (eye)
Common meaning: to protect with a vaccine
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- oculthe eyeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1255 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘the eye’ → inoculate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin oculus ‘the eye’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry oculus, p. 1255 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry INOCULATE, p. 295 · dictionary scan
Roots
- oculus Latin “the eye”
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