inoculate vs inject

inoculate and inject both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inoculate	No	No	Yes	No
inject	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inject is a hypernym of inoculate; that is, inject is a word with a broader meaning than inoculate:

Other hypernyms of inoculate include shoot.

inoculate (verb)	inject (verb)
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation	give an injection to
insert a bud for propagation	to introduce (a new aspect or element)
impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune	to insert between other elements
introduce a microorganism into	feed intravenously
introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of	take by injection
	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing