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• past tense form of immunize.
• past participle 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

Etymology

Origin of immunized

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

Example Sentences

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immunized

To achieve herd immunity, a level of vaccination that protects those who can’t get shots, a community needs around 95% of people to be immunized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Critically, in 1981 the Supreme Court immunized presidents from civil damages for actions taken in office within the “outer bounds” of presidential authority.

From Slate ● May 21, 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