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im·mu·nize
 immunize
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- pronunciation:
- Im
y
naIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
immunizes, immunizing, immunized |
| definition: |
to cause to be immune, as by vaccination.
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adverb + (v.)immunize
completely, effectively, fully, properly
(v.)immunize
+ noun
attack, cancer, child, childhood, criticism, daughter, disease, dose, employee, immunization, influenza, kid, liability, measles, population, prison, smallpox, witness, worker
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| derivations: |
immunization (n.), immunizer (n.) |
The word immunize
contains the following part:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize
).
Example words:
advertise, aggrandize, alphabetize, Americanize, anesthetize, anthologize, baptize, caramelize, catechize, categorize, centralize, chastise, civilize, conventionalize, crystallize, destabilize, enfranchise, equalize, familiarize, fantasize, fossilize, generalize, harmonize, immobilize, immunize, miniaturize, monetize, monopolize, moralize, nebulize, rationalize, recognize, revolutionize, stabilize, sterilize, tranquilize, victimize
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