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im·mune  (-myn)

adj.

1. Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt: immune from taxation; immune from criminal prosecution.

2. Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive: immune to persuasion.

3. Immunology Of, relating to, or having resistance to infection by a specific pathogen.

n.

A person who is immune.

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[Middle English, from Latin immnis; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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immune

Adjective

1. protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of natural resistance

2. immune to secure against: football is not immune to economic recession

3. exempt from obligation or penalty [Latin immunis exempt from a public service]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	immune - a person who is immune to a particular infection individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" immune carrier, carrier - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Adj.	1.	immune - relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
	2.	immune - secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution" exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
	3.	immune - relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) resistant insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
	4.	immune - (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion" unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"

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immune >> immune from exempt from, free from, let off (informal) not subject to, not liable to >> immune to 1. resistant to, free from, protected from, safe from, not open to, spared from, secure against, invulnerable to, insusceptible to

2. unaffected by, not affected by, invulnerable to, insusceptible to

Translations

immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → inmune (a)

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → immunisé(e) (contre)

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) (disease) → immun (gegen);

(flattery) → unempfänglich (für);

(criticism) → unempfindlich (gegen);

(attack) → sicher (vor +dat)

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to) → immune (da)