to inoculate (a person) with a vaccine so as to produce immunity against a specific disease
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vac•ci•nate /ˈvæksəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Immunologyto inoculate with a vaccine.
vac•ci•nate
(vak′sə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. [Med.]
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- Immunologyto inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure.
v.i.
- Immunologyto perform or practice vaccination.
- back formation from vaccination 1800–10
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