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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With support from the American people, Gavi, the Global Vaccine Initiative, has already helped vaccinate over 1 billion children around the world, saving 17.3 million lives.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
More:Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon as violence continues The two organizations are at the helm of a campaign to vaccinate children against polio after the paralyzing disease, long-eliminated in the U.S. and other parts of the world, reemerged amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The campaign, which started Monday, has a goal to vaccinate 45 million children under 5 after a surge in new cases threatened the country.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for instance, has committed to vaccinate 500 million children in the next five years.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
More:Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon as violence continues The two organizations are at the helm of a campaign to vaccinate children against polio after the paralyzing disease, long-eliminated in the U.S. and other parts of the world, reemerged amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The campaign, which started Monday, has a goal to vaccinate 45 million children under 5 after a surge in new cases threatened the country.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for instance, has committed to vaccinate 500 million children in the next five years.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vaccinate
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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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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