vacinar

Senses

1. 1.

   to vaccinate

   to administer a vaccine to protect against disease

2. 2.

   to immunize

   to make immune or resistant to something

Examples

• "É importante vacinar as crianças contra o sarampo."

  It's important to vaccinate children against measles.

• "Já me vacinei contra a gripe este ano."

  I've already gotten my flu shot this year.

• "O governo vai vacinar toda a população contra a COVID-19."

  The government will vaccinate the entire population against COVID-19.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Commonly used reflexively (vacinar-se) to mean "to get vaccinated." Common collocations include "vacinar contra" (to vaccinate against) and "carteira de vacinação" (vaccination card). The noun form is "vacinação" (vaccination) and "vacina" (vaccine).