immunized

[ im-yuh-nahyzd ]

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.

Other Words From

• non·im·mu·nized adjective
• un·im·mu·nized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunized¹

First recorded in 1890–95; immunize ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Before Ebola, 97 percent of children were immunized, according to an eye-opening report by NPR.

From The Daily Beast

Yet the embrace of such figures has not immunized Poroshenko from attack by other ultra-nationalists.

From The Daily Beast

The increased risk was estimated to cause an additional one or two cases per 10,000 immunized infants.

From The Daily Beast

Parents who otherwise have had their children fully immunized remain persistently opposed to the HPV vaccine.

From The Daily Beast

While companies like Yelp are immunized from a lawsuit over a bad review, the user posting the review is not.

From The Daily Beast

The person who has a job and who does it is very considerably immunized against the consequences of luxury.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps his recent exposure to a normal dosage had immunized him.

From Project Gutenberg

But a star pilot turned out-hunter was immunized against such mind clouding.

From Project Gutenberg

Members of a family in which there is typhoid should be immunized if the doctor advises it.

From Project Gutenberg

I found a human being giving the reaction for typhoid for seventeen years after he had been immunized.

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