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vaccinate

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vaccinate /ˈvaksɪneɪt /
verb [with object] treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen:
90 per cent of their employees had been vaccinated
all the children were vaccinated against tuberculosis.
– DERIVATIVES
vaccinator /ˈvaksɪneɪtə / noun