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Immunize

To make someone or something immune to something.

📖 Definitions of "Immunize"

verb

1
To make someone or something immune to something.
2
To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.

🔄 Synonyms of "Immunize"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inoculateverb	(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
innoculateverb	Alternative spelling of inoculate. [(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.]
vaccinateverb	(transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Immunize"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
inoculateverb	(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
vaccinateverb	(transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
innoculateverb	Alternative spelling of inoculate. [(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.]
administerverb	(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
coververb	(transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
fortifyverb	(transitive) To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
protectverb	(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
immuniseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of immunize. [(transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.]
immunifyverb	(transitive, archaic) To immunize.
reimmunizenoun	(transitive) To immunize again.
jennerizeverb	(transitive, archaic) To immunize by vaccination.
inocculateverb	Obsolete form of inoculate. [(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease.]
inocubateverb	Misspelling of incubate. [(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.]
syphilizeverb	(archaic, medicine, transitive) To inoculate, or infect with syphilis.
agroinoculateverb	(ambitransitive) To (cause to) undergo agroinoculation.
sanifyverb	(transitive, dated) To make healthy.
toxify	(transitive) To make or render toxic.
immortaliseverb	To make eternally famous.
injectverb	(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
safe	Not in danger; out of harm's reach.