noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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US:/ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N AA2 K Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The introduction of a microorganism into a culture medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The insertion of the buds of one plant into another; grafting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An inoculum; that which is inoculated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of prebunking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prebunking
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Any technique to reduce harm by exposing oneself to a milder form of that harm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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7
noun
Meaning 7
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vaccination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immunization, immunisation
History
Etymology
From Latin inoculātio. Equivalent to inoculate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَلْقِيح
(talqīḥ)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Armenian:
պատվաստում
(patvastum)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Belarusian:
прышчэ́пка
(pryščépka)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Belarusian:
вакцына́цыя
(vakcynácyja)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Belarusian:
прышчэ́пліванне
(pryščéplivannje)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Bulgarian:
ваксина́ция
(vaksinácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Bulgarian:
инокула́ция
(inokulácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Catalan:
inoculació
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Chinese Mandarin:
接種 /接种
(jiēzhǒng)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Czech:
očkování
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Czech:
vakcinace
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Dutch:
inenting
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Dutch:
inoculatie
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Finnish:
rokottaminen
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
French:
inoculation
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
German:
Impfung
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Hindi:
टीकाकरण
(ṭīkākaraṇ)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Indonesian:
inokulasi
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Japanese:
接種
(sesshu)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Korean:
접종
(jeopjong)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Macedonian:
вакцина́ција
(vakcinácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Macedonian:
инокула́ција
(inokulácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Malay:
inokulasi
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Persian:
مایهکوبی
(mâye-kubi)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Persian:
مایه کوبی
(mâye kubi)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Polish:
szczepienie
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Russian:
приви́вка
(privívka)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Russian:
вакцина́ция
(vakcinácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Russian:
инокуля́ция
(inokuljácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Slovak:
očkovanie
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Slovak:
vakcinácia
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Spanish:
vacunación
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Swahili:
chanjo
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Swedish:
ympning
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Swedish:
inokulation
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Ukrainian:
ще́плення
(ščéplennja)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Ukrainian:
вакцина́ція
(vakcynácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Ukrainian:
інокуля́ція
(inokuljácija)
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Vietnamese:
chủng ngừa
— introduction of substance into the body to produce immunity
Arabic:
تَلْقِيح
(talqīḥ)
— introduction of microorganisms into culture medium
Indonesian:
inokulasi
— introduction of microorganisms into culture medium
Persian:
تلقیح
(talqih)
— introduction of microorganisms into culture medium
Slovak:
naočkovanie
— introduction of microorganisms into culture medium