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