vaccinate
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- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
/ˈvæksɪneɪt/
Definition of vaccinate
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
-
(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).
Words you can make from vaccinate
129 playable · top: VACCINA (14 pts)
Best play vaccina 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
22 words4-letter words
38 words- CAVA 9 pts
- CAVE 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- CACA 8 pts
- CECA 8 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- VAC 8 pts
- AVA 6 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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