immunise
/ˈɪmjunaɪz/verb
उच्चारण इम्युनाइज़
प्रतिरक्षित करना, टीका लगाना
Core word
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[T] ~ sb/sth (against sth)
to protect a person or an animal from a disease, especially by giving them a vaccine
प्रतिरक्षित करना, टीका लगाना
- All children should be immunised against polio.
- The campaign aims to immunise every child in the district against measles.
- The clinic will immunise babies against tuberculosis free of charge.
+ 2 more examples
- Have you been immunised against hepatitis B?
- Health workers immunised thousands of villagers before the monsoon began.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
immunise + object + against + disease
The usual pattern: you immunise a person or animal against a disease. Do not use 'from' or 'for'.
सामान्य ढाँचा: आप किसी व्यक्ति या पशु को रोग के विरुद्ध immunise करते हैं। यहाँ 'from' या 'for' नहीं आता।
- All children should be immunised against measles.
- The vet immunised the cattle against foot-and-mouth disease.
be immunised (passive)
The passive is very common because the focus is on the person who receives the vaccine.
Passive बहुत आम है क्योंकि ध्यान टीका पाने वाले व्यक्ति पर होता है।
- Radhika was immunised at the age of two.
- Over ninety per cent of the village has been immunised.
immunise vs vaccinate
They are close in meaning. Vaccinate means to give the vaccine; immunise means to make the person protected, and so is used for the result.
दोनों के अर्थ पास-पास हैं। 'Vaccinate' टीका लगाना है; 'immunise' सुरक्षित बनाना है, इसलिए परिणाम के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The nurse vaccinated the baby, who is now immunised against polio.
word forms and spelling (immunise / immunize)
Noun: immunisation; adjective: immune; British spelling uses -ise, American -ize. Both are acceptable but use one consistently.
Noun: immunisation; adjective: immune; ब्रिटिश वर्तनी में -ise और अमेरिकी में -ize। एक ही वर्तनी लगातार रखें।
- The immunisation programme reached remote villages.
+Collocations 4
immunise + against
poliomeaslestetanushepatitistyphoiddiphtheria
- Babies are immunised against tetanus in their first year.
adverb + immunise
fullyproperlyroutinelysuccessfullyregularly
- Only fully immunised children were allowed into the camp.
verb + immunise
fail torefuse tochoose toneed tobe encouraged to
- Some parents refuse to immunise their children out of fear.
immunise + people or animals
childreninfantscattlehealth workerspets
- Health workers visited each home to immunise the infants.
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- The health department plans to immunise every child under five against polio.
स्वास्थ्य विभाग पाँच वर्ष से कम आयु के हर बच्चे को पोलियो के विरुद्ध टीका लगाने की योजना बना रहा है।
- Doctors immunised the soldiers before they travelled to the high-altitude post.
डॉक्टरों ने ऊँचाई वाली चौकी पर जाने से पहले सैनिकों को टीके लगाए।
- After being immunised, the child had a mild fever for a day.
टीका लगने के बाद बच्चे को एक दिन हल्का बुखार रहा।
- Radhika's mother reminded her to immunise her dog every year.
राधिका की माँ ने उसे हर साल अपने कुत्ते का टीकाकरण कराने की याद दिलाई।
- Schools must keep a record of which pupils have been immunised.
विद्यालयों को रिकॉर्ड रखना चाहिए कि किन विद्यार्थियों का टीकाकरण हो चुका है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The baby was immunised from measles.
✓ The baby was immunised against measles.
Immunise takes 'against' before the disease.
रोग से पहले 'immunise' के साथ 'against' आता है।
✗ The doctor immunised polio to the child.
✓ The doctor immunised the child against polio.
The person, not the disease, is the object of immunise.
'Immunise' का object व्यक्ति होता है, रोग नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Immunise somebody against a disease (not 'from').
Immunise somebody against a disease सही है ('from' नहीं)।