How to Pronounce "inoculate against"
expression
ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌɫeɪt/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst
ih-NAH-kyuh-layt uh-GAYNST
ɪnˈɒkjʊlˌeɪt/ /ɐɡˈɛnst
i-NOK-yuh-layt uh-GENST
Definition
To protect a person, animal, or plant from a disease by giving them a vaccine or a small amount of the disease, often as an injection.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪˈnɑkjəˌɫeɪt/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst
British English
ɪnˈɒkjʊlˌeɪt/ /ɐɡˈɛnst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-NAH-kyuh-layt uh-GAYNST
UK
i-NOK-yuh-layt uh-GENST
Listen in Context
Doctors inoculate against measles in early childhood.
We must inoculate against polio to stop the disease.
Millions are inoculated against the flu each year.
I got inoculated against tetanus before my trip abroad.