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vaccinate
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vac·ci·nate  (vks-nt)
v. vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing, vac·ci·nates
v.tr.
To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease, such as diphtheria or typhus.
v.intr.
To perform vaccinations or a vaccination.

vacci·nator n.

vaccinate [ˈvæksɪˌneɪt]
vb
(Medicine) to inoculate (a person) with a vaccine so as to produce immunity against a specific disease
vaccinator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.vaccinatevaccinate - 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"

vaccinate
verb inoculate, inject, protect, immunize Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough?
Translations
vaccinate [ˈvæksɪneɪt] VTvacunar

vaccinate [ˈvæksɪneɪt] vtvacciner
to vaccinate sb against sth → vacciner qn contre qch

vaccinate
vtimpfen

vaccinate [ˈvæksɪˌneɪt] vtvaccinare
vaccinate [ˈvæksɪˌneɪt] vtvaccinare

vaccinate يُلَقِح očkovat vaccinere impfen εμβολιάζω vacunar rokottaa vacciner cijepiti vaccinare 予防接種をする 예방접종을 하다 vaccineren vaksinere zaszczepić vacinar делать прививку vaccinera ฉีดวัคซีน aşılamak tiêm chủng 预防接种


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