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• past participle of immunize.
• past tense form of immunize.

immunized

American  

[im-yuh-nahyzd] / ˈɪm jəˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. protected from a disease or the like.

   Measles is rare among immunized patients, especially those who have had two doses of the vaccine.

2. exempt, shielded, or protected.

   Almost all major U.S. and EU passenger airlines are now members of immunized alliances that exempt them from certain antitrust laws.

3. Law. having or relating to exemption from criminal prosecution, legal liability, or punishment on certain conditions.

   Executives of the company were also indicted, but escaped trial after giving immunized testimony against state officials.

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Other Word Forms

• nonimmunized
  adjective
• unimmunized
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of immunized

First recorded in 1890–95; immunize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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immunized

“It’s a virus that mutates and against which people must be immunized over and over again.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

People who aren’t fully immunized should contact a healthcare provider if exposure happened less than a week ago, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

Those who have not been immunized are at higher risk of infection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

I thought maybe my age, or the presence of the Red Cross, immunized me against the terrors I knew existed in the camp.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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