vaccinate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈvæksɪneɪt/

Definition of vaccinate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
    “You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!”
    “The county Health Department will provide free tetanus shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Turtle Creek for flood victims and cleanup workers who haven't been vaccinated against the disease in the past 10 years.”
    “Within weeks, Britain had vaccinated more people than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined, a stunning achievement.”

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Etymology

From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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