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 [im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz]  

im·mu·nize

   [im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz]
verb (used with object), im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing.
1.
to make immune.
2.
to render harmless or ineffective; neutralize.
3.
Law. to grant (a witness) immunity.
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Also, especially British, im·mu·nise.

Origin:
1890–95; immune + -ize

Related forms
im·mu·niz·er, noun
hy·per·im·mu·nize, verb (used with object), hy·per·im·mu·nized, hy·per·im·mu·niz·ing.
non·im·mu·nized, adjective
o·ver·im·mu·nize, verb (used with object), o·ver·im·mu·nized, o·ver·im·mu·niz·ing.
un·im·mu·nized, adjective
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World English Dictionary
immunize or immunise (ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz)
 
—vb
to make immune, esp by inoculation
 
immunise or immunise
 
—vb
 
immuni'zation or immunise
 
—n
 
immuni'sation or immunise
 
—n
 
'immunizer or immunise
 
—n
 
'immuniser or immunise
 
—n

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Medical Dictionary

immunize im·mu·nize (ĭm'yə-nīz')
v. im·mu·nized, im·mu·niz·ing, im·mu·niz·es

  1. To render immune.

  2. To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.

im'mu·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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immunization   (ĭm'yə-nĭ-zā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The process of inducing immunity to an infectious organism or agent in an individual or animal through vaccination.

  2. A vaccination that induces immunity. A recommended schedule of immunizations for infants and young children includes vaccines against diphtheria, polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella.


immunize verb
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