Produce immunity in by inoculation

• The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vaccinate \Vac"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vaccinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vaccinating .] [See Vaccine .] To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of vaccinate English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating" [syn: inoculating ]