vaccinate

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!"
• "The county Health Department will provide free tetanus shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Turtle Creek for flood victims and cleanup workers who haven't been vaccinated against the disease in the past 10 years."
• "Within weeks, Britain had vaccinated more people than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined, a stunning achievement."

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