mithridatize
[ mith-ri-dey-tahyz ]
/ ˈmɪθ rɪˌdeɪ taɪz /
verb (used with object), mith·ri·da·tized, mith·ri·da·tiz·ing.
to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person).
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Also especially British, mith·ri·da·tise.
Origin of mithridatize
First recorded in 1865–70; mithridat(ism) + -ize
Words nearby mithridatize
mithraism, mithras, mithridate, mithridates vi, mithridatism, mithridatize, miticide, mitigate, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, mitilíni
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