mithridatize
UK/ˈmɪθrɪdeɪtʌɪz/US/ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/
mithridatize verb: to make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
Verb
mithridatize (third-person singular simple present mithridatizes, present participle mithridatizing, simple past and past participle mithridatized)
- To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
- Our constitutions adapt themselves to the slow poison of the world till we become mithridatized at last.1866, J.R. Lowell, letter
- Poisonous snakes are... ‘mithridatised’ in regard to their own poison.1890, E.R. Lankester, The Advancement of Science, page 114
Forms of mithridatize
| third-person singular present | mithridatizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | mithridatizing |
| past participle | mithridatized |
| past | mithridatized |
| alternative form | mithridatise |
| alternative form | mithradatize |
Origin of mithridatize
From Mithridates + -ize, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Words formed from mithridatize
Questions about mithridatize
- What does mithridatize mean?
- Mithridatize means to make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
- What part of speech is mithridatize?
- Mithridatize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce mithridatize?
- Mithridatize is pronounced /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/ (US).
- What is the past tense of mithridatize?
- The past tense of mithridatize is mithridatized.
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