vaccinate

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vaccinate[1,verb] vaccinate[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹vac·ci·nate
Pronunciation: vak-s-nt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
transitive verb
1 : to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox
2 : to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
intransitive verb : to perform or practice vaccination