Mithridatically

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a mithridatic manner, gradually increasing doses of a poison or (figurative) other pernicious thing so as to build resistance or immunity. not-comparable

    "We do not, for instance, treat diphtheria mithridatically, or according to the Jenner-Pasteur method."

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"We do not, for instance, treat diphtheria mithridatically, or according to the Jenner-Pasteur method."

Etymology

From mithridatic + -ally.

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build up

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