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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Due to widespread vaccination, whooping cough is largely under control in the U.S., but breakthrough cases, which are usually mild, do happen in people who are vaccinated.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The risk for those who have been vaccinated for measles or had measles is very low, health department officials said.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
At last year’s party, somebody asked Siena if she had been vaccinated against polio as a child.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
However, the majority of these residents were not vaccinated.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Offit said there is a critical percentage of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children with the MMR vaccine.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
And in 2021, Emhoff and Jill Biden toured a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Phoenix to encourage people to get vaccinated.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal of a Minnesota woman who said she was wrongly denied unemployment benefits after being fired for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 because of her religious beliefs.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Much of the global population has been vaccinated, but with a variety of vaccines and a variety of doses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The risk for those who have been vaccinated for measles or had measles is very low, health department officials said.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
At last year’s party, somebody asked Siena if she had been vaccinated against polio as a child.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
However, the majority of these residents were not vaccinated.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Offit said there is a critical percentage of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children with the MMR vaccine.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
And in 2021, Emhoff and Jill Biden toured a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Phoenix to encourage people to get vaccinated.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal of a Minnesota woman who said she was wrongly denied unemployment benefits after being fired for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 because of her religious beliefs.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Much of the global population has been vaccinated, but with a variety of vaccines and a variety of doses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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