mithridatisation

English

Noun

mithridatisation (uncountable)

(UK, rare) Alternative spelling of mithridatization

French

Etymology

From mithridatiser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.tʁi.da.ti.za.sjɔ̃/
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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

References

“mithridatisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

“mithridatisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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