vaccinate

Definition of Vaccinate in English :

perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

Example Sentences:
'We vaccinate against scarlet fever'
'The nurse vaccinated the children in the school'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vaccinate

verb

to inoculate (a person) with a vaccine so as to produce immunity against a specific disease

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈvacciˌnated or ˈvacciˌnating

1.

to inoculate with a specific vaccine in order to prevent disease

verb intransitive

2.

to practice vaccination

v. vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing, vac·ci·nates

v.tr.

To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease, such as diphtheria or typhus.

v.intr.

To perform vaccinations or a vaccination.