Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaccinate

/ˈvæksɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: vac-ci-nate
IPA: /ˈvæksɪneɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!"
"The county Health Department will provide free tetanus shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Turtle Creek for flood victims and cleanup workers who haven't been vaccinated against the disease in the past 10 years."
"Within weeks, Britain had vaccinated more people than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined, a stunning achievement."

Etymology

Etymology tree English vaccine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English vaccinate From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

vaccinates (present, singular) vaccinating (participle, present) vaccinated (participle, past) vaccinated (past)

Derived Forms

electrovaccinate hypervaccinate nonvaccinating overvaccinate prevaccinate retrovaccinate revaccinate supervaccinate undervaccinate vaccinator

Frequently Paired Words

unvaccinated vaccinated vaccination vaccinationist vaccine

Synonyms

vaccine vax immunize immunise inoculate

Questions

How do you pronounce vaccinate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæksɪneɪt/.
What does vaccinate mean?: To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
Where does vaccinate come from?: Etymology tree English vaccine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English vaccinate From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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