immunize
English
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Verb
immunize (third-person singular simple present immunizes, present participle immunizing, simple past and past participle immunized)
- (transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.
- 2012, Chief Justice John Roberts, 132 US Supreme Court 2677, June 29
- It is now clear that the brevity of an indecent broadcast – be it word or image – cannot immunize it from FCC censure.
- 2012, Chief Justice John Roberts, 132 US Supreme Court 2677, June 29
- (transitive) To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.
Derived terms
Translations
to make someone or something immune to something
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to inoculate someone, as thus produce immunity from a disease
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