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vaccinate definition

vac·ci·nate (vak′sə nāt′)

transitive verb vaccinated -·nat′ed, vaccinating -·nat′·ing

to inoculate with a specific vaccine in order to prevent disease

Etymology: vaccin(e) + -ate

intransitive verb

to practice vaccination

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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