Immunize
(verb)
- To make someone resistant to a particular infection by providing them with a vaccine or other medical treatment.
- To protect someone from a disease.
Origin:
From latin immunis, from in- + munis ready, able.
Examples:
- The entire population will be immunized against the flu this year.
- The baby was immunized against measles at her 6-month check-up.
- The school is requiring that all students be immunized against certain diseases before the start of the school year.
- The scientist's research led to the development of a drug that can immunize people against certain types of cancer.
- The company has developed a new vaccine that promises to immunize people against the coronavirus.