mithridatisation

From mithridatise +‎ -ation, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus.

mithridatisation (uncountable)

1. (UK, rare) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mithridatization.

From mithridatiser +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /mi.tʁi.da.ti.za.sjɔ̃/

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mithridatisation f (plural mithridatisations)

1. mithridatism; slow immunization (to a toxin) by repeated ingestion of increasing doses
2. (figuratively, literary) desensitization (to a thing) by repeated exposure

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

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