immunize

[ im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz ]
/ ˈɪm yəˌnaɪz, ɪˈmyu naɪz /

verb (used with object), im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing.

to make immune.
to render harmless or ineffective; neutralize.
Law. to grant (a witness) immunity.
Also especially British, im·mu·nise.

Origin of immunize

First recorded in 1890–95; immune + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM immunize

Words nearby immunize

immune thrombocytopenic purpura, immunifacient, immunity, immunity bath, immunization, immunize, immuno-, immunoadjuvant, immunoadsorbent, immunoassay, immunobiology

British Dictionary definitions for immunise

immunize

immunise

/ (ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz) /

verb

to make immune, esp by inoculation

Derived forms of immunize

immunization or immunisation, noun immunizer or immuniser, noun

Medical definitions for immunise

immunize
[ ĭm′yə-nīz′ ]

v.

To render immune.
To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.

Other words from immunize

im′mu•ni•za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.