vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
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vaccinated;
vaccinating
Definition of vaccinate
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
: to perform or practice vaccination
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Other Words from vaccinate
vaccinator
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noun
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noun
Examples of vaccinate in a Sentence
We vaccinate all the animals that come to our shelter.
Recent Examples on the Web
And the best part: Pixie’s adoption fees are waived, like with all senior dogs ages 7 and up — as well as ready-to-go dogs, which are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go home the same day as a visit. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "Featured Pet: Pixie from Orange County Animal Services," 9 Aug. 2019 By that accounting, every dog in India could theoretically be vaccinated for under $90 million. — James Gorman, New York Times, "Rabies Kills Tens of Thousands Yearly. Vaccinating Dogs Could Stop It.," 22 July 2019 October, ahead of the bulk of flu season, is the best time to get vaccinated, according to the CDC. — Time, "This Past Flu Season Was the Longest in 10 Years, the CDC Says," 20 June 2019 All animals available, will be vaccinated and spayed or neutered. — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, "Meet Joy, Frank and 500 animals ready for adopting at Best Friends Super Adoption this weekend," 18 June 2019 Pets should be vaccinated to protect from parvo and distemper. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "Here's how to protect your pets from parvo and distemper," 8 June 2019 Rwanda briefly closed its border with Congo, a city of more than 2 million, as the painstaking work of finding, tracking and vaccinating people who had contact with the man — and the contacts of those contacts — continues. — NBC News, "Former U.S. Ebola patients mark 5 years since recovery while new outbreak grips Congo," 2 Aug. 2019 It was reported the soldier was exposed to or vaccinated for anthrax, a serious bacterial disease, and became immune before defection. — Fox News, "North Korean soldier defects to South Korea, makes late-night dash across DMZ: officials," 1 Aug. 2019 Targeting is how the keepers teach the big cats to move to different places, which is important when keepers and vets need to vaccinate and examine them. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "You can train tigers, feed birds and climb to the top of a giant aquarium at the zoo's new tours," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vaccinate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for vaccinate
vaccinate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of vaccinate
medical
: to give (a person or an animal) a vaccine to prevent infection by a disease
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vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
| \ ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
\
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vaccinated;
vaccinating
Kids Definition of vaccinate
: to give a vaccine to usually by injection
vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
| \ ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
\
\
vaccinated;
vaccinating
Medical Definition of vaccinate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox
2
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
: to perform or practice vaccination
vaccinate
noun
vac·ci·nate
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, -nət
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Medical Definition of vaccinate (Entry 2 of 2)
: a vaccinated individual
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