brine vs inoculate

brine

verb
  • To preserve food in a salt solution. 

  • To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. 

noun
  • The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. 

  • Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. 

inoculate

verb
  • To add one substance to another. 

  • To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles). 

  • To graft by inserting buds. 

  • To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. 

  • To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation. 

How often have the words brine and inoculate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )