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Verb  To Vaccination Vaccinate Vaccine Noun Vac·Ci·Nate Transitive

Title Vaccinate
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
vac·ci·nate
\\ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt\\ verb 
(-nat·ed ; -nat·ing)
 DATE  1803
transitive verb
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
intransitive verb
: to perform or practice vaccination
• vac·ci·na·tor \\-ˌnā-tər\\ noun
English Etymology
vaccinate
  1803, from vaccination.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
vaccinate
vac·cin·ate 5vAksineit / verb[VN]
   [often passive] ~ sb (against sth) to give a person or an animal a 
vaccine
 , especially by 
injecting
 it, in order to protect them against a disease
   给…接种疫苗:
   I was vaccinated against tetanus. 
   我接种了破伤风疫苗。 
 compare 
immunize
 , 
inoculate
 
 vac·cin·ation 7vAksi5neiFn / noun [C, U] :
   Make sure your vaccinations are up to date. 
   一定要接种最新的疫苗。 
   vaccination against typhoid 
   伤寒疫苗的接种 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
vac·ci·nate
I. \ˈvaksəˌnā]t, usu ]d.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from vaccination
transitive verb
1. : to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox
2. : to administer a vaccine to (a person or animal) usually by injection
intransitive verb
: to perform or practice vaccination
II. \“, -_nə̇]\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: vaccine (II) + -ate
: a vaccinated individual


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