Definitions for: Vaccinate

[v] perfomr vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"

Webster (1913) Definition: Vac"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vaccinated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Vaccinating.] [See Vaccine.]
To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called
vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows.

Synonyms: immunise, immunize, inoculate

See Also: inject, shoot