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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
inoculate .
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Examples
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Amazingly, imagery used in advance "inoculates" by moderating the response to later traumatic situations.
Alison Rose Levy: New Year's Health Tip: Inoculate Yourself From Panic and Shock 2007
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You can buy an inexpensive inoculant at nurseries; it's a black powder that "inoculates" the soil with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, prompting the peas, which are legumes, to start producing nitrogen on their own.
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While acting as a formidable political opinion maker, Stewart inoculates himself against serious criticism by playing the "I'm just a comedian" card.
How Will 'The Daily Show' Respond To This Weekend's Tragedy? Jason Linkins 2011
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While acting as a formidable political opinion maker, Stewart inoculates himself against serious criticism by playing the "I'm just a comedian" card.
How Will 'The Daily Show' Respond To This Weekend's Tragedy? Jason Linkins 2011
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While acting as a formidable political opinion maker, Stewart inoculates himself against serious criticism by playing the "I'm just a comedian" card.
How Will 'The Daily Show' Respond To This Weekend's Tragedy? Jason Linkins 2011
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Many young people have been exposed to a superficial form of Christianity that effectively inoculates them against authentic faith.
What Does It Mean To Be An 'Ex-Christian'? Josh Fleet 2011
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While acting as a formidable political opinion maker, Stewart inoculates himself against serious criticism by playing the "I'm just a comedian" card.
How Will 'The Daily Show' Respond To This Weekend's Tragedy? Jason Linkins 2011
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Many young people have been exposed to a superficial form of Christianity that effectively inoculates them against authentic faith.
What Does It Mean To Be An 'Ex-Christian'? Josh Fleet 2011
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While acting as a formidable political opinion maker, Stewart inoculates himself against serious criticism by playing the "I'm just a comedian" card.
How Will 'The Daily Show' Respond To This Weekend's Tragedy? Jason Linkins 2011
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Simultaneously, his choice of a reputable African-American politician adds a patina of nobility, however cynical, to the appointment and inoculates it against a fight by Democrats needing the reflected popularity of the nation's first African-American president-elect to solve the nation's fiscal crisis.
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