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vaccinate verb

  /ˈvæksɪneɪt/
  • (transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
 inenten, vaccineren

vaccine noun

  /-saɪn/ , /-sɪn/ , /vækˈsin/ , /ˈvæksiːn/ , /ˈvækˌsin/
  • A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.
 vaccin, entstof

vaccination noun

  /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
 inenting, vaccinatie

vaccinator noun

  • A person or agent that administers vaccines.
 vaccinatrice, vaccinateur, vaccinator
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