or Brit  hy*per*im*mu*nise  vt, -nized  or Brit  -nised  -niz*ing  or Brit  -nis*ing  :  to induce a high level of immunity or of circulating antibodies in (as by a long course of injections of antigen, repeated increasing doses of antigen, or the use of adjuvants along with the antigen) <hyperimmunized the rabbits to various antigens>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pre·mu·nize 
 
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