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to immunize
01
to protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination
Transitive: to immunize a person or animal | to immunize a person or animal against a disease
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
immunize
3rd person singular
immunizes
Present participle
immunizing
Past simple
immunized
Past participle
immunized
Examples
Parents are encouraged to immunize their infants against common childhood diseases through scheduled vaccinations.
02
to grant immunity from legal prosecution, often as part of a deal or in exchange for cooperation
Transitive: to immunize sb
Examples
As part of the plea agreement, the defendant was immunized from any charges related to the case.
Lexical Tree
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