MITHRIDATIZE

Meaning of MITHRIDATIZE in English

v.tr. (also -ise) render proof against a poison by administering gradually increasing doses of it. mithridatic adj. mithridatism n.

[ f. mithridate a supposed universal antidote attributed to Mithridates VI, king of Pontus d. 63 BC ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

MITHRIDATIZE — -ād.ˌīz transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) : to produce mithridatism in
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MITHRIDATIZE — /mith"ri day'tuyz/ , v.t., mithridatized, mithridatizing . to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person). Also, esp. Brit., mithridatise …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MITHRIDATIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) render proof against a poison by administering gradually increasing doses of it. øømithridatic adj. mithridatism n. [f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MITHRIDATIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) render proof against a poison by administering gradually increasing doses of it. Derivatives: mithridatic adj. mithridatism n. …
Oxford English vocab

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