vaccinate

vac-ci-nate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

  2. 2.

    To perform vaccination on a population or group.

Related words

See also: vaccinated, vaccination, vaccine
Synonyms: immunize, inoculate

Etymology

From Latin vaccinus (of or from cows), from vacca (cow). The term originated from Edward Jenner's use of cowpox to create immunity against smallpox in 1796.