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Verb: immunize  'i-myu,nIz
  1. (medicine) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
    "We immunize against scarlet fever";
    - immunise [Brit], inoculate, vaccinate, jab [Brit, informal], vax [informal]
     
  2. Grant immunity from prosecution
    "The witness was immunized in exchange for testimony";
    - immunise [Brit]

Derived forms: immunized, immunizes, immunizing

Type of: inject, protect, shoot

Encyclopedia: Immunize