Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mithridatize

/ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mithri-da-tize
IPA: /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Our constitutions adapt themselves to the slow poison of the world till we become mithridatized at last."
"Poisonous snakes are... ‘mithridatised’ in regard to their own poison."
"Her experiences in high school gradually mithridatized her to the ways of men."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Mithridates

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/
British English: /ˈmɪθrɪdeɪtʌɪz/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

mithridatizes (present, singular) mithridatizing (participle, present) mithridatized (participle, past) mithridatized (past) mithridatise (alternative) mithradatize (alternative)

Derived Forms

mithridatization

Questions

How do you pronounce mithridatize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪdaɪz/.
What does mithridatize mean?: To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses.
Where does mithridatize come from?: From Mithridates + -ize, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus.

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