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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Prior to taking office, the Louisiana senator had personally led a campaign to vaccinate 36,000 kids against hepatitis B.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Relief funds during the coronavirus pandemic helped people avoid eviction and educated those reluctant to get vaccinated.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Even after regular vaccination resumed, some parents were afraid to have their children vaccinated, worsening a dramatic drop in the small South Pacific nation’s vaccination rates.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: More than 8,000 service members were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated under a 2021 memorandum.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Relief funds during the coronavirus pandemic helped people avoid eviction and educated those reluctant to get vaccinated.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Even after regular vaccination resumed, some parents were afraid to have their children vaccinated, worsening a dramatic drop in the small South Pacific nation’s vaccination rates.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: More than 8,000 service members were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated under a 2021 memorandum.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 11 Feb. 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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