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immune

Sayi-MYOON/ɪˈmjuːn/

Noun pluralimmunes

6 meanings of immune

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Safe from a disease because your body can fight it off, or because you got a shot.

    Like a shield that blocks a sickness from getting in.

    After getting the vaccine, she was immune to the measles.

    Some people are naturally immune to certain illnesses.

    Similarresistant, protected

    Oppositesusceptible, vulnerable, prone

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Free from something that affects or controls other people.

    Like having a special pass that lets you skip a rule everyone else must follow.

    Diplomats are often immune from local traffic laws.

    No one is immune to bad luck.

    Similarexempt, free, safe

    Oppositesubject, liable, susceptible, exposed

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Safe from harm and not able to be hurt by something.

    Like a rock that ocean waves cannot wear down.

    The old bridge seemed immune to the worst storms.

    No leader is immune to mistakes.

    Similarimpervious, invulnerable, resistant, unaffected

    Oppositevulnerable, susceptible, sensitive

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Relating to the body's natural defense against disease.

    Like the soldiers who guard a country from invaders.

    White blood cells are an important part of the immune system.

    A healthy immune response helps fight off germs.

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  5. 5
    nouncountable
    Someone who cannot catch a particular disease because their body resists it.

    As an immune, she could visit patients without fear of catching the illness.

    After the illness spread, the health workers counted how many immunes lived in each town.

    Oppositesusceptible

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Less common meaning

  1. 6
    verbraretransitive
    To make a person or animal able to resist a disease.
    The utilization of such milk will, however, necessitate an adaptable milk preservation method, through which the immuning agents will not be destroyed or diminished.
    1905, American Veterinary Medical Association, JournalHere, immuning means making a body able to resist a disease.

    Similarimmunize

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Origin

From Latin immūnis, meaning "free from public service," made from in- ("not") and mūnus ("service").