See Also: Vaccinate(medicine)
vaccinate(dictionary)
vaccinate(dictionary)

vaccinate (iou)



vaccinate verb. E19.
[from VACCINE + -ATE3.]
verb trans. Medicine. Inoculate (a person etc.) with a vaccine, orig. spec., with that of vaccinia (cowpox) or a related virus as a protection against smallpox. E19.
verb intrans. Medicine. Perform or practise vaccination. M19.
verb trans. Computing. Provide (a computer) with a vaccine program. L20.
vaccinator noun (a) a person who performs, practises, or advocates vaccination; (b) (now rare) an instrument used in performing vaccination: E19.