vaccinate

[vak-suh-neyt] /ˈvæk səˌneɪt/
verb (used with object), vaccinated, vaccinating.
1.
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
2.
to inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure.
verb (used without object), vaccinated, vaccinating.
3.
to perform or practice vaccination.
Origin
1800-10; back formation from vaccination
Related forms
prevaccinate, verb (used with object), prevaccinated, prevaccinating.
revaccinate, verb (used with object), revaccinated, revaccinating.
unvaccinated, adjective
Examples from the web for vaccinate
  • vaccinate animals to prevent encephalitis caused by the rabies virus.
  • No one's suggesting utilizing a vaccine as you can't vaccinate for a bacterial infection.
  • vaccinate the natural, sell the artificial everyone.
  • See the current debate regarding whether to vaccinate or not.
  • They then vaccinate patients with these altered cells.
  • You're going to have to vaccinate anything with two legs, he says, because you want the whole population to be vaccinated.
  • Whether these strains can be used to vaccinate mice, or indeed humans, is another matter.
British Dictionary definitions for vaccinate

vaccinate

/ˈvæksɪˌneɪt/
verb
1.
to inoculate (a person) with a vaccine so as to produce immunity against a specific disease
Derived Forms
vaccinator, noun
Word Origin and History for vaccinate
v.

1803, back-formation from vaccination. Related: Vaccinated; vaccinating.

vaccinate in Medicine

vaccinate vac·ci·nate (vāk'sə-nāt')
v. vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing, vac·ci·nates
To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus.

vac'ci·na'tor n.