# lapinize

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To attenuate a virus, such that it can be used to make a vaccine, by passage through rabbits.

## Etymology
From French lapiniser, apparently attested in French since c. 1910.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lapinize