Yes. While today, the more common meaning of the word is "to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order

Yes. While today, the more common meaning of the word is "to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease", an older but still used meaning is "to introduce a microorganism into". These definitions were pulled from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inoculate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inoculate