mithridatize

[ mith-ri-dey-tahyz ]

verb (used with object),mith·ri·da·tized, mith·ri·da·tiz·ing.
  1. to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person).

Origin of mithridatize

1
First recorded in 1865–70; mithridat(ism) + -ize
  • Also especially British, mith·ri·da·tise .

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