Immunise (original) (raw)

I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

Example:

The nurse vaccinated the children in the school

Synonyms:

immunise; immunize; inoculate; vaccinate

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "immunise" is one way to...):

inject; shoot (give an injection to)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Law: grant immunity from prosecution

Synonyms:

immunise; immunize

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "immunise" is one way to...):

protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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