inoculates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inoculate
as in suffuses
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world

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Recent Examples of inoculates Instead, the committee said young children should receive one vaccine for chickenpox and a different shot known as MMR that inoculates against measles, mumps and rubella. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 Develop Character To Combat Cognitive Warfare Developing and strengthening character inoculates individuals. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculates
  1. suffuses
  2. infuses
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  • But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of suffuses
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  • At Bayonet, bartender Bradleigh Mobley infuses the nostalgic treat into a bubblegum pink drink.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • How surveillance technology infuses policing with even more racial bias.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuses

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“Inoculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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