vaccinate
[ vak-suh-neyt ]
/ ˈvæk səˌneɪt /
verb (used with object), vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing.
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
to inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure.
verb (used without object), vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing.
to perform or practice vaccination.
Origin of vaccinate
First recorded in 1800–10; back formation from
vaccination
OTHER WORDS FROM vaccinate
pre·vac·ci·nate, verb (used with object), pre·vac·ci·nat·ed, pre·vac·ci·nat·ing. re·vac·ci·nate, verb (used with object), re·vac·ci·nat·ed, re·vac·ci·nat·ing. un·vac·ci·nat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby vaccinate
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British Dictionary definitions for vaccinate
vaccinate
/ (ˈvæksɪˌneɪt) /
verb
to inoculate (a person) with a vaccine so as to produce immunity against a specific disease
Derived forms of vaccinate
vaccinator, nounMedical definitions for vaccinate
vaccinate
[ văk′sə-nāt′ ]
v.
To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus.