vaccinate

English

Etymology

From vaccine + -ate.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvæksɪneɪt/
  • Hyphenation: vac‧ci‧nate

Verb

vaccinate (third-person singular simple present vaccinates, present participle vaccinating, simple past and past participle vaccinated)

  1. Treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
    • 1933, Groucho Marx, Duck Soup (movie)
      You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!

Translations


Italian

Verb

vaccinate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of vaccinare
  2. second-person plural imperative of vaccinare
  3. feminine plural of vaccinato

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

vaccīnate

  1. vocative masculine singular of vaccīnatus
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.