vaccinate
English
Etymology
From vaccine + -ate.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /ˈvæksɪneɪt/
- Hyphenation: vac‧ci‧nate
Verb
vaccinate (third-person singular simple present vaccinates, present participle vaccinating, simple past and past participle vaccinated)
- Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
- 1933, Groucho Marx, Duck Soup (movie)
- You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!
- 1933, Groucho Marx, Duck Soup (movie)
Related terms
- unvaccinated
- vaccination
- vaccine
Translations
treat with a vaccine
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Italian
Verb
vaccinate
- second-person plural present indicative of vaccinare
- second-person plural imperative of vaccinare
- feminine plural of vaccinato
Anagrams
- accentavi
Latin
Adjective
vaccīnate
- vocative masculine singular of vaccīnatus