immunize

ˈɪmjʊˌnaɪz

Definition of immunize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

medical

TECH.

make someone immune to a disease

TECH.

Doctors immunize children against measles.

inoculate

protect

vaccinate

legal

TECH.

grant legal immunity from prosecution

TECH.

The witness was immunized to testify in court.

absolve

exempt

pardon

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immunize the portfolio

protect a portfolio from interest rate changes

The manager decided to immunize the portfolio against market volatility.

Origin of immunize

Latin, immunis (exempt)

Examples of immunize in a sentence

Efforts to immunize communities have increased significantly.
The company sought to immunize its executives from liability.
New laws were passed to immunize officials from prosecution.

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French:immuniser, accorder l'immunité, ...
German:impfen, straffrei stellen, ...
Italian:immunizzare, proteggere legalmente, ...
Spanish:inmunizar, otorgar inmunidad, ...
Portuguese:imunizar, conceder imunidade, ...
Chinese:接种, 给予豁免权, ...
Japanese:予防接種をする, 免責する, ...
Arabic:لَقَّحَ, مَنَحَ الحصانة, ...
Hebrew:לְחַסֵּן, לְהַעֲנִיק חֲסִינוּת, ...
Russian:иммунизировать, предоставлять неприкосновенность, ...
Ukrainian:робити імунізацію, звільняти від відповідальності, ...
Hindi:टीका लगाना, कानूनी प्रतिरक्षा देना, ...
Bengali:টিকা দেওয়া, আইনি সুরক্ষা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:immunitzar, concedir immunitat, ...
Czech:imunizovat, udělit imunitu, ...
Danish:vaccinere, give immunitet, ...
Dutch:vaccineren, beschermen, ...
Greek:εμβολιάζω, παρέχω ασυλία, ...
Hungarian:immunizálni, mentesíteni, ...
Khmer:ចាក់ថ្នាំបង្ការ, ផ្តល់អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិពីការចោទប្រកាន់, ...
Korean:면역 주사를 놓다, 면책을 부여하다, ...
Persian:واکسینه کردن, مصونیت قانونی داد, ...
Polish:zaszczepić, udzielać immunitetu, ...
Portuguese (BR):imunizar, conceder imunidade, ...
Romanian:a imuniza, a acorda imunitate, ...
Swedish:immunisera, ge immunitet, ...
Thai:สร้างภูมิคุ้มกันให้, ให้ความคุ้มครองทางกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:aşılamak, dokunulmazlık kazandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:tiêm chủng, miễn trừ, ...

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