vaccinate

vac·ci·nate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vak-suh-neyt]
- /ˈvæk səˌneɪt/
- /ˈvæk.sɪ.neɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vak-suh-neyt]
- /ˈvæk səˌneɪt/

Definitions of vaccinate word

verb with object vaccinate to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox. 1
verb with object vaccinate to inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure. 1
verb without object vaccinate to perform or practice vaccination. 1
transitive verb vaccinate inoculate 1
intransitive verb vaccinate inoculate against disease 1
verb vaccinate If a person or animal is vaccinated, they are given a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease. 0

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Origin of vaccinate

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; back formation from vaccination

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Parts of speech for Vaccinate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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vaccinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for vaccinate

verb vaccinate

babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
immunize — to make immune.
inject — to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.

All 13 Synonyms of vaccinate