vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt 
vaccinated; vaccinating
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
: to perform or practice vaccination
Examples of vaccinate in a Sentence
We vaccinate all the animals that come to our shelter.
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Khurram Akram, technical director at Pakistan Federal Directorate of Immunization's, estimates that the actual percentage of girls vaccinated was around 70%.
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
With a long tradition of vaccine development and massive immunization campaigns in the 1960s-1990s which were often implemented by the military, Brazil’s public health managers vaccinated more than 10 million children for polio in a single day in 1983.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The veterinary hospital advised pet owners to vaccinate their pets yearly, adding that all dogs are at risk of canine parvovirus.
—Julia Marnin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The hospital had previously required Adaline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu in order to be put on the list, which her parents weren't willing to do.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
With a long tradition of vaccine development and massive immunization campaigns in the 1960s-1990s which were often implemented by the military, Brazil’s public health managers vaccinated more than 10 million children for polio in a single day in 1983.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The veterinary hospital advised pet owners to vaccinate their pets yearly, adding that all dogs are at risk of canine parvovirus.
—Julia Marnin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
The hospital had previously required Adaline to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu in order to be put on the list, which her parents weren't willing to do.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vaccinate
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
vaccinated; vaccinating
: to give a vaccine to usually by injection
Medical Definition
vaccinate
1 of 2 verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
vaccinated; vaccinating
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
2 of 2 noun
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
-nət
-nət
: a vaccinated individual
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