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English
Etymology
From mithridatise + -ation, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Noun
mithridatisation (uncountable)
- (UK, rare) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mithridatization.
French
Etymology
From mithridatiser + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.tʁi.da.ti.za.sjɔ̃/
Noun
mithridatisation f (plural mithridatisations)
- mithridatism; slow immunization (to a toxin) by repeated ingestion of increasing doses
- (figuratively, literary) desensitization (to a thing) by repeated exposure
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