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to revaccinate

to revaccinate

1 4.8
To give someone another vaccine shot to keep them protected from disease
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈvæk.sɪ.neɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : revacunar
  • need to be revaccinated

Examples

  • Let us use this sharp coat-hanger image to revaccinate against this Republican pox.

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  • Health officials recommend that adults should revaccinate against flu every year to maintain immunity.

  • Doctors advise parents to revaccinate their children if they missed any vaccinations during childhood.

  • To ensure ongoing protection, travelers may need to revaccinate against certain diseases before going abroad.

Synonyms

to vaccinate
vsto revaccinate
65 3.7

Give a shot to a person or animal to protect them from disease

is used when giving a later dose to boost prior immunity
to immunize
vsto revaccinate
  • Specialized
15 3.9

To give someone a vaccine so they do not get a disease

is narrower meaning to give an additional vaccine dose to renew immunity
to inoculate
vsto revaccinate
15 6.3

To put a vaccine into a person or animal so they become immune

is specifically about giving another dose after earlier immunization to boost protection
to reinoculate
vsto revaccinate
  • Specialized
8.2

To give another dose of a vaccine to a person or animal to keep them immune

is giving a later dose to maintain or boost prior immunity
to vaccine
vsto revaccinate
3.1

To give someone medicine that makes their body build protection against a disease

is the act of giving a further dose to sustain immunity

How Often

to revaccinate
  • Specialized
1 4.8
to vaccinate
65 3.7

Surface Forms

revaccinate infinitive
revaccinated past
revaccinated past participle
revaccinating present participle
revaccinates third person singular

Morphology

revaccinate = vaccinate (transparent) = re + vaccin + ate

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the familiar verb 'vaccinate'.

Etymology

Revaccinate starts with re- meaning 'again', and the rest comes from vaccinate, which comes from a word for 'cow' because the first vaccines used material from cows. So to revaccinate is to give a vaccine 'again' to keep or boost someone's protection.