immunise

See also: immunisé

English

Etymology

From French immuniser, equivalent to immune + -ise.

Verb

immunise (third-person singular simple present immunises, present participle immunising, simple past and past participle immunised)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of immunize.
    • 2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 63:
      Planning the resignalling element was problematic because immunising the new colour-light signals for an electric railway was costly and unnecessary if electrification was not approved.

French

Verb

immunise

  1. inflection of immuniser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
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