vaccinate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vaccine +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvæksɪneɪt/
  • Hyphenation: vac‧ci‧nate

Verb[edit]

vaccinate (third-person singular simple present vaccinates, present participle vaccinating, simple past and past participle vaccinated)

  1. (transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
    Synonym: (archaic) vaccine
    • 1933, Groucho Marx, Duck Soup (movie)
      You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!
    • 2021 February 24, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Vaccines and railways”, in RAIL, number 925, page 3:
      Within weeks, Britain had vaccinated more people than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined, a stunning achievement.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

vaccinate

  1. inflection of vaccinare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

vaccinate f pl

  1. feminine plural of vaccinato

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vaccīnāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of vaccīnātus