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VAKS-in-ayt/ˈvæksɪneɪt/

To vaccinate is to give a vaccine so as to protect against disease: vaccinate against measles, vaccinate staff with the autumn jab. Immunise (already in the dictionary) is the close UK twin; a poster is comms, not a jab log.

Meaning

To give a vaccine to protect against disease (vaccinate against / with).

Examples

• “Vaccinate the field team before the visit; a foyer poster is not a jab log.”
• “Immunise is already in this course (UK). Inoculate is older. A poster is branding. A batch number is a file. Log the dose; hang the poster on the stairs.”

Good to know

Give a protective vaccine. Close: immunise (already in the dictionary). A poster ≠ a jab log.

Near in meaning

immunise

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