immunized
Americanadjective
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protected from a disease or the like.
Measles is rare among immunized patients, especially those who have had two doses of the vaccine.
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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.
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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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Etymology
Origin of immunized
First recorded in 1890–95; immunize ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
“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
If a pregnant woman wasn’t vaccinated against RSV, officials recommend her infant get immunized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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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