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to vax

to vax

5.5
To give someone a vaccine or to get one
  • verb
  • /væks/
  • Informal
translation icon : vacunar
  • After receiving her first dose, she felt relieved that she could vax her family soon.

But just remember, they can vax you, but you can't vax them.

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Examples

  • I vax, but I have friends who are really pro-life that don't.

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  • But just remember, they can vax you, but you can't vax them.

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • So it wasn't enough that you get tested, you actually had to get vax right for real.

    Theo Von

  • The doctor will vax all patients before the flu season starts.

  • It is important to vax children against serious diseases like measles.

Synonyms

to vaccinate
vsto vax
65 3.7

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

includes receiving as well as giving the shot rather than only giving
to get a vaccine
vsto vax
3 2.8

To have a shot that protects you from a disease

also means administering the shot instead of only receiving it
to vaccine
vsto vax
3.1

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

also covers receiving the shot instead of only administering it

Antonyms

unvaccinated
7 4.7

Not having received a vaccine that protects against a disease

Surface Forms

vax infinitive
vaxed past
vaxed past participle
vaxing present participle
vaxes third person singular

Etymology

Vax as a verb is the casual form of vaccinate and vaccine. Vaccine comes from the Latin vacca, meaning 'cow', because early vaccines came from a cow disease, so to vax someone is to give them the protective shot or to get it yourself.