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vaccine en · ADJ · etymology 1

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vaccīnus (“of or derived from a cow”), from vacca (“cow (female cattle)”) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sense 1 refers to the early use of the cowpox virus as a vaccination against smallpox: see New Latin variolae vaccīnae (“cowpox”, plural, literally “infectious diseases of cattle causing pustules”), coined by the British physician and scientist Edward Jenner (1749–1823).

Meanings

1. (historical, not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.
2. (historical, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; also, of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination.
   • I will call upon them: they are healthy children, we can have the vaccine infection from them, and I will inoculate the boy myself. 1804, Maria Edgeworth, “To-morrow. Chapter VII. Moral Habits Seldom Changed by Change of Fortune.”, in Popular Tales, volume III, London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […], [b]y C. Mercier and Co., […], →OCLC, page 389:
3. (archaic, not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or derived from cattle.
   • [M]y play could not have been written but for the work done by Sir Almroth Wright in the theory and practice of securing immunization from bacterial diseases by the inoculation of "vaccines" made of their own bacteria: a practice incorrectly called vaccinetherapy (there is nothing vaccine about it) apparently because it is what vaccination ought to be and is not. 1906 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “The Doctor’s Dilemma. Preface on Doctors. The Latest Theories.”, in The Doctor’s Dilemma, Getting Married, & The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, London: Constable and Company, published 1911, →OCLC, pages lxxxviii–lxxxxix:

Synonyms

bovine

Translations (4)

fi lehmänrokko- (of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox) · pt vacínico (of or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination) · pt vacínico (of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox) · fi lehmänrokko- (of or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination)

wikipedia: Sampson Low · wikipedia: Edward Jenner

vaccine en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation)
• /vækˈsin/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈvækˌsin/ (General-American)

Etymology

The noun is probably partly: * derived from vaccine (adjective) (see etymology 1); and * borrowed from French vaccine (“cowpox (short for variole vaccine); vaccination against smallpox using material from cowpox”), vaccin (“cowpox material used for smallpox vaccination”), both noun uses of vaccin (adjective), from Latin vaccīnus (see etymology 1). The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * Italian vaccina * Portuguese vacina * Spanish vacuna

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • I am much inclined to the vaccine. My friend, Mr. L—, has had all his children vaccined, and I just wait to see the effect. 1804, Maria Edgeworth, “To-morrow. Chapter VII. Moral Habits Seldom Changed by Change of Fortune.”, in Popular Tales, volume III, London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […], [b]y C. Mercier and Co., […], →OCLC, page 387:
   • “I’m thrilled about the prospect of this, as well as about the prospect of other R.S.V. vaccines in the pipeline,” said Dr. Miller, who is not an adviser to the agency. […] The vaccine under review Thursday was tested in about 7,300 women after the 24th week of pregnancy. 2023 May 18, Christina Jewett, “F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 May 2023:
   • South Korea is willing to cooperate with the North to tackle the disease outbreak, but Pyongyang remains unresponsive to any offers for dialogue, including Seoul's earlier proposal to provide COVID vaccines, said another official at the unification ministry. South Hwanghae Province, where Haeju is located, is North Korea's key agricultural region, raising concerns over possible impacts on the country's already dire food shortage. 2022 June 16, Soo-Hyang Choi, Hyonhee Shin, “North Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid COVID battle”, in Lincoln Feast, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:
   • But he really ought to know the difference between a vaccine and an anti-toxin. Stimulate the phagocytes! The vaccine doesnt affect the phagocytes at all. 1906 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “The Doctor’s Dilemma”, in The Doctor’s Dilemma, Getting Married, & The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, London: Constable and Company, published 1911, →OCLC, Act I, page 28:
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of vaccination; immunization, inoculation.
   • My dog has had two vaccines this year.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) The material taken from cowpox pustules used for vaccination against smallpox.
4. (also, countable, obsolete, uncountable) The disease cowpox, especially as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox.
5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something defensive or protective in nature, like a vaccine (sense 1.1).
6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A software program which protects computers against, or detects and neutralizes, computer viruses and other types of malware; an antivirus.

Forms

Deriveds

polyvaccine · vaccinize · vaccinogen · vaccinomics · retrovaccine · vaccinogenous · vaccident · abortion vaccine · anti-vaccine · prevaccine · postvaccine · vaccinist · vaccinosis · vaccine escape · vaccinee · Vaccine Revolt · antivax · autovaccine · nonvaccine · vaccinophobic · vaccine passport · pro-vaccine · antivaxxer · vaccinologist · Sabin vaccine · vaccine-shop · vaccine diplomacy · DPT vaccine · unvaxxed · vaccine point · candidate vaccine · vaccinization · nanovaccine · antivaccine · monovaccine · oncovaccine · immunovaccine · vaxxed · vaccine-injured · vaccinine · vaccine hesitancy · vaccine injury · vaccine shopping · MMR vaccine · tetravaccine · vaccinoid · serovaccine · vaccinophobia · vax · vaccine nationalism · post-vaccine · vaccinophobe · supervaccine · therapeutic vaccine · vaccine shopper · vaccinable · vaccinology · vaccinogenic · vaxident

Relateds

vaccinifer · vaccination · jab · which may be given as a form of passive immunization · vaccinated · vaccinate · vaccinia · unvaccinated · shot · vacciniola · gamma globulin

Translations (144)

ka აცრა (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · id vaksin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · th วัคซีน (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · da vaccine (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · pon doken silasil (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · yi וואַקצין (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ar لَقَاح (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nn vaksine (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh це̏пӣво (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · uz vaktsina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ru вакци́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ja 痘苗 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · cmn 疫苗 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mn вакцин (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kk вакцина (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fo koppingarevni (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · bo འབྲུམ་སྨན (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · es linfa (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hi टीका (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · lv vakcīna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · lt vakcina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · af entstof (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hu oltás (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ms vaksin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · te వ్యాక్సిన్ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · te టీకా (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · bn ভ্যাক্সিন (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nb vaksine (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fr vaccin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ur ٹیکا (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fa واکسن (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh цје̏пӣво (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · lo ວັກຊີນ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ur حفاظتی ٹیکہ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · gd banachdach (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · pif doak in silasil (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · be вакцы́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kk екпе (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · af vaksine (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · haw lāʻau koʻokoʻo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ml വാക്സിൻ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ug ۋاكسىنا (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sw dawa ya chanjo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nrf vaccîn (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mi okaoka (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh vakcína (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mfe vaksin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kmr fetrûm (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · az peyvənd (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sl cepivo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kmr vaksîn (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fi rokote (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · lt skiepas (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · my ကာကွယ်ဆေး (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · cs vakcína (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · cs očkovací látka (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · uk вакци́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · he חִסּוּן (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ms pelali (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ru приви́вка (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · te వ్యాక్సీన్ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · bn টীকা (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · tk waksina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hy պատվաստանյութ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sv vaccin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sah вакцина (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mg vaksiny (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kmr kutan (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · as টিকা (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · uz emdori (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ms tampang cacar (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ur حفاظتی ٹیکا (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ka ვაქცინა (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sah быһыы (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nl entstof (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · yue 疫苗 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · vi chủng ngừa (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · he חיסון (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hu vakcina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · vi kháng nguyên (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · eu txerto (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sq vaksinë (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · as ছিটা (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nan-hbl 疫苗 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · tr aşı (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mt vaċċin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · et vaktsiin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · pt vacina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · cy brechlyn (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ky вакцина (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · vi vắc-xin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh вакци́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh cjȅpīvo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ur ویکسین (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mi kano ārai mate (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ko 백신 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · bo སྔོན་འགོག་གི་སྨན་ཁབ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · pl wakcyna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · uz vaksina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · nl vaccin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ast vacuna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sk vakcína (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mk вакци́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · el εμβόλιο (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · eo vakcino (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ms benih cacar (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · gl vacina (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ro vaccin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ur ٹیکہ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · is bóluefni (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · es vacuna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hu védőoltás (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · pl szczepionka (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · de Vakzine (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mt tilqima (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · za yizmyauz (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hy վակցինա (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · hi वैक्सीन (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ca vacuna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ps واکسين (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · dv ވެކްސިން (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · it vaccino (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · bg вакси́на (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ca vaccí (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · de Vakzin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · tl bakuna (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · gu રસી (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · km វ៉ាក់សាំង (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ml പ്രതിരോധമരുന്ന് (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fi rokote (something defensive or protective in nature, like a vaccine) · ko 두묘 (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mi rongoā āraimate (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sw chanjo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · de Impfstoff (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · mr लस (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ga vacsaín (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · ja ワクチン (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · sh cȅpīvo (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · lld dlavea (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · az vaksin (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · kn ಲಸಿಕೆ (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · az aşı (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease) · fi lehmänrokosta tehty isorokkorokote (material taken from cowpox pustules used for vaccination against smallpox) · tg ваксина (substance given to stimulate a body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease)

vaccine en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Received-Pronunciation)
• /vækˈsin/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈvækˌsin/ (General-American)

Etymology

The noun is probably partly: * derived from vaccine (adjective) (see etymology 1); and * borrowed from French vaccine (“cowpox (short for variole vaccine); vaccination against smallpox using material from cowpox”), vaccin (“cowpox material used for smallpox vaccination”), both noun uses of vaccin (adjective), from Latin vaccīnus (see etymology 1). The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * Italian vaccina * Portuguese vacina * Spanish vacuna

Meanings

1. (archaic, transitive) Synonym of vaccinate (“to treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease”).
   • [S]ince you have decided that the boy shall be vaccined, let us send directly for the surgeon and have it done, and then he will be safe. 1804, Maria Edgeworth, “To-morrow. Chapter VII. Moral Habits Seldom Changed by Change of Fortune.”, in Popular Tales, volume III, London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […], [b]y C. Mercier and Co., […], →OCLC, page 388:

Forms

Synonyms

inoculate · vaccinate · immunize