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vaccinating

Variant of vaccinate

transitive verb vaccinated, vaccinating

to inoculate with a specific vaccine in order to prevent disease

Origin: vaccin(e) + -ate

intransitive verb

to practice vaccination

Related Forms:

vaccinator noun

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