immunized

[im-yuh-nahyzd]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonimmunized adjective
• unimmunized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunized¹

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

Example Sentences

In essence, Democrats immunized him from his own past by accusing him of the one thing of which he could be found innocent.

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If a pregnant woman wasn’t vaccinated against RSV, officials recommend her infant get immunized.

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Older adults who have been previously immunized against RSV generally don’t need to get another vaccine, according to current guidelines.

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

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that he was rescinding the federal government’s recommendation that pregnant women and healthy children get immunized against COVID, effective immediately.

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