Answer: inoculate

AnswerCrossword Clue
INOCULATEWork to cause disease, or work to ward off disease
INOCULATEProtect, in a way
INOCULATEDo a needle job.
INOCULATEProtect from bugs
INOCULATEImmunize
inoculateto introduce a microorganism into inoculate mice with anthrax beans inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
inoculateto introduce (eg bacteria, a virus) into an organism
inoculateintroduce (as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth
inoculateintroduce something into the mind of
inoculateintroduce immunologically active material (as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease inoculate children against diphtheria
inoculateprotect as if by inoculation