[vak-suh-neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing. Medicine/Medical| 1. | to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox. |
| 2. | to inoculate with the modified virus of any of various other diseases, as a preventive measure. |
| 3. | to perform or practice vaccination. |
| vac·ci·nate (vāk'sə-nāt') v. vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing, vac·ci·nates v. tr. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease, such as diphtheria or typhus. v. intr. To perform vaccinations or a vaccination. vac'ci·na'tor n. |
vaccinate vac·ci·nate (vāk'sə-nāt')
v. vac·ci·nat·ed, vac·ci·nat·ing, vac·ci·nates
To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus.
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