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Meaning of mithridatize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz

Definitions

To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.

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Examples

“Our constitutions adapt themselves to the slow poison of the world till we become mithridatized at last.”
“Poisonous snakes are... ‘mithridatised’ in regard to their own poison.”
“Her experiences in high school gradually mithridatized her to the ways of men.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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