English Explanatory Dictionary

immunize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make someone or something immune to something.
  2. To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪm.ju.naɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immunize.wav

Word forms

immunize immunizes immunizing immunized immunise

Etymology

From French immuniser, equivalent to immune + -ize.

Synonyms

inoculate vaccinate vaccine

Derived words

alloimmunized coimmunize deimmunize hyperimmunize hyperimmunized immunizability immunizable immunization immunizer nonimmunized overimmunize preimmunize reimmunize underimmunize unimmunized xenoimmunize
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