Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

immunize

[im-yuh-nahyz, ih-myoo-nahyz] / ˈɪm jəˌnaɪz, ɪˈmju naɪz /
VERB
perform vaccination
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Unfortunately for the bulls, robust projected earnings growth doesn’t immunize the market from major declines.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 2026

After Epstein’s death, the men used their executor roles—controlling both victims’ compensation and access to records—to try to immunize themselves from personal lawsuits, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Stepping above means spending more on finer tailoring and materials, but wealth doesn’t necessarily immunize people from the otherworldly allure of chunky jewelry.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

Being black did not immunize us from history’s logic or the lure of the Dream.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

But her efforts to hold the prosecutor accountable have run into a roadblock at the state’s highest court, which says longstanding court doctrine immunizes prosecutors from civil liability.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

He has argued that the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from reprisals for legislative conduct, immunizes him against testifying because the vice president serves as president of the Senate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

If Omicron safely immunizes people and similarly recombines with and tames more pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 variant, that would be “a best-case scenario,” she says.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 4, 2022

The Mexican government’s case argues that the 2005 measure immunizes the gun industry only from lawsuits involving violence in the United States.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021

In some we observe that the carrier results from a low-level, incomplete infection with the disease which immunizes him but does not kill the bugs.

From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith

Those who have been immunized, or have been previously infected, are probably protected against infection “but should still monitor for symptoms,” the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

People who aren’t immunized are at a higher risk to contract measles and should monitor their symptoms, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Norway, by contrast, after the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s, set up a sovereign-wealth fund through a trust structure independent of central government and thus immunized against political manipulation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The U.S. recommends youngsters to get immunized against 18 diseases, while Denmark recommends 10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Perhaps I could mock Tyler with more credibility if I had not remembered, as I did just now, that to this day I have never been immunized.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Public-health experts have warned against delaying the vaccine or only immunizing the babies of infected women at birth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Healing, renewing, and then immunizing American democracy against such forces will be a decades-long social and political project.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023

The CDC also recommends the Abrysvo vaccine for pregnant people and immunizing babies against RSV with an antibody known as nirsevimab, also known by the trademarked name Beyfortus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

The contracts specify that the vaccines can only be used for immunizing humans and violations in theory could create liability issues for the companies.

From Science Magazine ● May 30, 2023

She is given a list of pediatricians, and coundess brochures on breast-feeding, and bonding, and immunizing, and samples of baby shampoos and Q-Tips and creams.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




Vocabulary lists containing immunize


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com