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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The agency also recommended American travelers get vaccinated against rabies before heading to either destination.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Anti-vaccine activists, the HHS secretary among them, have spent years stoking unfounded fears about mRNA vaccines; doing so has almost certainly resulted in otherwise preventable deaths among those who refused to get vaccinated.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
For decades, the federal government has advised vaccinating all babies at birth to protect them from liver infections, which medical experts say is guidance that research shows has cut the infection rate by 99%.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
But the three members who opposed the change noted that there was little evidence of any harm from the vaccine, even among newborns, and that no longer vaccinating newborns would increase the harm for children who would become vulnerable to dangerous liver conditions.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Anti-vaccine activists, the HHS secretary among them, have spent years stoking unfounded fears about mRNA vaccines; doing so has almost certainly resulted in otherwise preventable deaths among those who refused to get vaccinated.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
For decades, the federal government has advised vaccinating all babies at birth to protect them from liver infections, which medical experts say is guidance that research shows has cut the infection rate by 99%.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
But the three members who opposed the change noted that there was little evidence of any harm from the vaccine, even among newborns, and that no longer vaccinating newborns would increase the harm for children who would become vulnerable to dangerous liver conditions.
—Alice Park, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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