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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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Through a variety of awareness-building activities, the JCV appeals to the public for their support in raising funds and donating money to purchase vaccines used to immunize children across Asia against these diseases.
Upon receiving such a message, an uncontaminated computer immunizes itself against the virus.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein expressed by attenuated vaccinia virus protectively immunizes mice.
 
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