VACCINATE

immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate

(verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; “We vaccinate against scarlet fever”; “The nurse vaccinated the children in the school”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

vaccinate (third-person singular simple present vaccinates, present participle vaccinating, simple past and past participle vaccinated)

Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

Source: Wiktionary


Vac"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vaccinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vaccinating.] Etym: [See Vaccine.]

Definition: To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


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