immunize
verb (used with object)
to make immune, or protected from a disease or the like.
immunizes
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present tense formof immunize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But her efforts to hold the prosecutor accountable have run into a roadblock at the state’s highest court, which says longstanding court doctrine immunizes prosecutors from civil liability.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
He has argued that the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, which shields members of Congress from reprisals for legislative conduct, immunizes him against testifying because the vice president serves as president of the Senate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
If Omicron safely immunizes people and similarly recombines with and tames more pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 variant, that would be “a best-case scenario,” she says.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 4, 2022
The Mexican government’s case argues that the 2005 measure immunizes the gun industry only from lawsuits involving violence in the United States.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021
In some we observe that the carrier results from a low-level, incomplete infection with the disease which immunizes him but does not kill the bugs.
From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith
