reinoculate

verb

re·​in·​oc·​u·​late (ˌ)rē-i-ˈnä-kyə-ˌlāt 

reinoculated; reinoculating

transitive verb

: to inoculate (someone or something) again

Mulch in the spring to cover up any diseased debris left behind that could reinoculate the plants with blight.

—Carol Stocker

mice reinoculated with tumor cells

reinoculation

(ˌ)rē-i-ˌnä-kyə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

plural reinoculations

reinoculation of the soil with beneficial rhizobial bacteria

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above