vaccinize

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verb

To vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.

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Meanings

verbvaccinize (third-person singular simple present vaccinizes, present participle vaccinizing, simple past and past participle vaccinized)

present singular third person vaccinizes · participle present vaccinizing · participle past vaccinized · past vaccinized

  1. archaictransitiveimmunologyTo vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.

    A series of carefully conducted experiments has convinced him that a not inconsiderable proportion of those vaccinated are not vaccinized.

    1883, “Vaccination and Vaccinization”, in Southern Medical Record

Origin

From vaccine + -ize.

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MLA

“vaccinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaccinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccinize.

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