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vaccinate

/ˈvæksɪneɪt/ verb

In Latin: vaccīnō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vaccinate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.
    We vaccinate against scarlet fever

Origin

From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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