What is the meaning of inoculating?

noun

• The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity.
  • usage: "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating"
  • synonyms: vaccinating

verb

• Introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of.
  • usage: "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"
  • synonyms: inoculate
• Introduce a microorganism into.
  • synonyms: inoculate
• Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.
  • usage: "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
  • synonyms: immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
• Insert a bud for propagation.
  • synonyms: inoculate
• Impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune.
  • synonyms: inoculate