Main Entry: ¹vac·ci·nate

Pronunciation: \ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): vac·ci·nat·ed; vac·ci·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