Mithridatize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Mithridatize is a verb meaning (US) To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
Meaning
(US) To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
Example Sentences
Poisonous snakes are... ‘mithridatised’ in regard to their own poison.
Her experiences in high school gradually mithridatized her to the ways of men.
Our constitutions adapt themselves to the slow poison of the world till we become mithridatized at last.
Word Forms
- mithridatizes
- mithridatizing
- mithridatized
- mithridatise
- mithradatize
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mithridatise, depotentiate, antidote, counterirritate, poison, hyposensitise.
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