English verb: vaccinate | |||
1. | vaccinate (body) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation | ||
Samples | We vaccinate against scarlet fever. The nurse vaccinated the children in the school. | ||
Synonyms | immunise, immunize, inoculate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inject, shoot | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||