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vaccinize en · VERB

Etymology

From vaccine + -ize.

Meanings

1. (archaic, transitive) To vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.
   • A series of carefully conducted experiments has convinced him that a not inconsiderable proportion of those vaccinated are not vaccinized. 1883, “Vaccination and Vaccinization”, in Southern Medical Record:

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