verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease. transitive

   "You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!"

2. 2
   perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

immuniseimmunizeimmunizeinoculateshootvaccine

Example

More examples

""Because you can't go vaccinate bats," he added."

Etymology

From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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