immune

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The problem since then has been ramping up the immune response.

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Quick take

a person who is immune to a particular infection

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of immune gathered in one view.

noun

a person who is immune to a particular infection

adjective

relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"

adjective

secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for immune.

noun

a person who is immune to a particular infection

adjective

relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"

adjective

secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution"

adjective

relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

adjective

(usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion"

Example sentences

The problem since then has been ramping up the immune response.

At this point, the google immune system geared up to encourage me to leave of my own volition.

He goes on to say that if companies obey the NSA and turn out to harm someone with it, they should be immune.

Well, certainly a large portion of the human population that had become exposed but had not died were now immune.

So many lessons to be learned about a flawed bidding and construction process.\nAnd from what I see, it's immune to politics.

Tom Preston-Werner likewise [3] makes sure to reinforce the fact that GitHub is immune to lawsuit while providing no real details.

It seems quite likely that allergies are caused by the immune system lacking antagonists and instead latching onto factors that are not real threats [1].

I'm not talking about lobbying or raising attention to the issue, but the technical challenges of designing a network that is immune to all forms of surveillance.

Instead of behaving like a normal immune system these mutated cells did nothing but fill up my blood stream, inhibiting the growth and transport of normal white blood cells and platelets.

Starving artists who are starving because they think that they are a precious snowflake immune to Microeconomics 101 are an entirely different problem.

Lots of people seem to be totally immune to the consequences of rampant surveillance and frankly bizarre powers executed by the current set of governments.

We should also fine doctors for prescribing antibiotics to patients with a viral infection and no sign of bacteria in their systems, unless they are severely immune compromised.