Meaning of immunize in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɪmjəˌnaɪz/

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1. Verb

   immunize

   Definitions

   1. law: grant immunity from prosecution
2. 2. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

   Examples

   • « We vaccinate against scarlet fever »
   • « The nurse vaccinated the children in the school »

   Derived terms

   • immunisation
   • immunization
   • inoculant
   • inoculating
   • inoculation
   • inoculator
   • inoculum
   • vaccinating
   • vaccination
   • vaccinator
   • vaccine
   • vaccinum

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• immunization
• immunity
• immunised
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• immunized
• immunizing agent
• immunoassay
• immunochemical