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immunize
(redirected from immunisations)

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im·mu·nize  (my-nz)
tr.v. im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing, im·mu·niz·es
1. To render immune.
2. To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.
3. Law To grant immunity from prosecution: immunize a witness.

immu·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

immunize, immunise [ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz]
vb
(Medicine) to make immune, esp by inoculation
immunization , immunisation n
immunizer , immuniser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.immunize - law: grant immunity from prosecution
protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
2.immunizeimmunize - perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

immunize
verb vaccinate, inoculate, protect, safeguard They have decide not to have their child immunized.
Translations
immunize [ˈɪmjʊnaɪz] VT (Med) → inmunizar
immunize [ˈɪmjʊnaɪz] immunise (British) vtimmuniser
to immunize sb against sth → immuniser qn contre qch
Every student is immunized against hepatitis B → Tous les étudiants sont immunisés contre l'hépatite B.
immunize
immunize [ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz] vtimmunizzare
immunize [ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz] vtimmunizzare


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