Vaccinate

  • 11vaccinate — verb (T) to protect someone from a disease by putting a small amount of a substance containing that disease into their body: vaccinate sb against sth: All children should be vaccinated against measles. see also: immunize, inoculate vaccination… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12Vaccinate Alaska Coalition — The Vaccinate Alaska Coalition is a non profit organization established to promote the immunization of Alaskan citizens and residents, and the reduction of vaccine preventable diseases in Alaska. It is composed of health care individuals and… …

    Wikipedia

  • 13vaccinate against — phr verb Vaccinate against is used with these nouns as the object: ↑measles, ↑polio …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14vaccinate — verb ( nated; nating) Date: 1803 transitive verb to administer a vaccine to usually by injection intransitive verb to perform or practice vaccination • vaccinator noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15vaccinate — /vak seuh nayt /, v., vaccinated, vaccinating. Med. v.t. 1. to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox. 2. to inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure …

    Universalium

  • 16vaccinate — verb /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease. You havent stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle! See Also: vaccination, vaccine …

    Wiktionary

  • 17vaccinate — To administer a vaccine. * * * vac·ci·nate vak sə .nāt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt 1) to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox 2) to administer a vaccine to usu. by injection vi to perform or practice… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 18vaccinate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. jennerize, variolate; inoculate, inject, give a shot; immunize; prick, scratch, scarify. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inoculate, immunize, prevent, treat, mitigate, protect, inject, shoot* …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19vaccinate — vac|ci|nate [ væksı,neıt ] verb transitive to treat a person or an animal with a vaccine to protect them against a disease: Have you been vaccinated against yellow fever? ╾ vac|ci|na|tion [ ,væksı neıʃn ] noun count or uncount: a measles/polio… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20vaccinate — [[t]væ̱ksɪneɪt[/t]] vaccinates, vaccinating, vaccinated VERB: usu passive If a person or animal is vaccinated, they are given a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease. [be V ed against n] Dogs must be vaccinated… …

    English dictionary