mithridatisation

English

Noun

mithridatisation (uncountable)

(rare) Alternative spelling of mithridatization

French

Etymology

mithridatiser +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

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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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

“mithridatisation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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