as in suffused
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of inoculated
Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.
—
Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Because of her travels, the new tourist is inoculated against anyone who might try to convince her to hate or look down on people who look different from her, who speak a language other than her own, who pray to a different god, or who happen to live on the other side of a border.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Soil that was hauled in was inoculated with the same microbes and mycorrhizal fungi that thrive in the nearby hills.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
During the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, which had ravaged the Continental Army and was scaring away recruits.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Because of her travels, the new tourist is inoculated against anyone who might try to convince her to hate or look down on people who look different from her, who speak a language other than her own, who pray to a different god, or who happen to live on the other side of a border.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Soil that was hauled in was inoculated with the same microbes and mycorrhizal fungi that thrive in the nearby hills.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
During the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, which had ravaged the Continental Army and was scaring away recruits.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
Verb
-
Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
-
The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Verb
-
The explosion that killed Blaine might have infused Sam with Mother’s essence, marking him as the heir to her powers.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
-
In Ohio, legislation infused with religion has gained noticeable traction.—
Sarah Donaldson,
NPR,
28 May 2026
Verb
-
This combined approach imbued his treatise with both a remarkable precision and a notable breadth of vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
-
However, an enchanting nightclub singer, Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li), and a case involving World War I veterans imbued with strange powers, pulls him back into action.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
