Showing results for "immunized"

• 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

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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

Children age 1 year and older are considered fully immunized after receiving two doses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

Those who are not immunized or are unsure of their status should monitor themselves closely for signs of infection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

Ultimately, I believe that the similarities between these systems of control overwhelm the differences and that mass incarceration, like its predecessors, has been largely immunized from legal challenge.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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