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.
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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
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
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The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about preparing for retirement.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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The desire to reach toward something beyond ourselves suffuses both pieces.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Crist infuses her vegetable garden with flowers for an ornamental look.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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The $95, five-course meal led by women food and beverage professionals will feature an exclusive collaboration beer between the breweries that infuses ingredients from Deep Roots CPS Farm.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Inoculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculates. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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