- immunize against
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immunize — v. (D; tr.) to immunize against (the children have been immunized against poliomyelitis) * * * [ ɪmjʊnaɪz] (D; tr.) to immunize against (the children have been immunized against poliomyelitis) … Combinatory dictionary
immunize — UK [ˈɪmjʊnaɪz] / US [ˈɪmjəˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms immunize : present tense I/you/we/they immunize he/she/it immunizes present participle immunizing past tense immunized past participle immunized medical to prevent someone from getting … English dictionary
immunize — im|mu|nize also immunise BrE [ˈımjunaız] v [T] to protect someone from a particular illness by giving them a ↑vaccine = ↑vaccinate, inoculate ↑inoculate immunize sb against sth ▪ There is still no vaccine to immunize people against the virus.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
immunize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ routinely PREPOSITION ▪ against ▪ Children have been routinely immunized against polio since 1958 … Collocations dictionary
immunize — im|mu|nize [ ımjə,naız ] verb transitive to prevent someone from getting a particular illness by putting a substance into their body, especially using a needle: immunize someone against something: Most children are immunized against polio. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
immunize — also ise BrE verb (T) to protect someone from a particular illness, especially by putting a substance into their body by injection (1): immunize sb against sth: All girls are routinely immunized against German measles. compare vaccinate… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
immunize — verb have these children been immunized against rubella? Syn: vaccinate against, inoculate against; protect from, safeguard against … Thesaurus of popular words
immunize — [[t]ɪ̱mjʊnaɪz[/t]] immunizes, immunizing, immunized VERB: usu passive If people or animals are immunized, they are made immune to a particular disease, often by being given an injection. [be V ed against n] We should require that every student is … English dictionary
Immunize — Immune Im*mune , a. [L. immunis. See {Immunity}.] 1. Exempt; protected. {Im*mu nize}, v. t. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Protected from disease due to the action of the immune system, especially by having been inoculated against or previously exposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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