immunize

(ĭm'yə-nīz')
tr.v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

1. To render immune.
2. To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.
3. Law. To grant immunity from prosecution: immunize a witness.

immunization im'mu·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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or immunisation

any procedure carried out on an animal, e.g. the administration of antigen or antibody, that leads to an increased reactivity of the animal's immune system towards an antigen or antigens.
—immunize or immunise vb.

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To render immune.

For a list of words related to immunization, see:

• Procedures - immunization: vaccination with treated antigens to stimulate antibody production that results in immunity

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vaccinere, immunicere

Nederlands (Dutch)
inenten, immuun maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - immuniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Med.) immunisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανοσοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
immunizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imunizar

Русский (Russian)
иммунизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inmunizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - imunisera (med.), vaccinera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使免除, 使免疫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使免除, 使免疫

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 면역이 되게 하다, 면역성을 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 免れさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحصن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיסן, הרכיב‬

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