"mithridate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪθrəˌdeɪt/ [General-American], /ˈmɪθrɪdeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: mithridates [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mitridate and methridat, from Old French mithridat, from Late Latin mithridatum and mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridatium, mithridatum, and mithridaticon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|enm|mitridate}} Middle English mitridate, {{der|en|fro|mithridat}} Old French mithridat, {{der|en|LL.|mithridatum}} Late Latin mithridatum, {{der|en|la|Mithridātīus||of or related to Mithridates}} Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), {{der|en|grc|Μιθριδάτης}} Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), {{doublet|en|mithridatium|mithridatum|mithridaticon}} Doublet of mithridatium, mithridatum, and mithridaticon Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mithridate (countable and uncountable, plural mithridates)
  1. (historical, pharmacology) Any of various historical medicine, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology, Pharmacology, Poisons, Toxicology
    Sense id: en-mithridate-en-noun-rtRmflWJ Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 38 44 18 Disambiguation of Poisons: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Toxicology: 37 41 22 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  2. (historical, pharmacology) Any of various historical medicine, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.
    (archaic, figuratively, by extension) Synonym of cure.
    Tags: archaic, broadly, countable, figuratively, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology, Pharmacology, Poisons, Toxicology Synonyms: cure [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mithridate-en-noun-werMxv-7 Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 38 44 18 Disambiguation of Poisons: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Toxicology: 37 41 22 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  3. (obsolete, rare) Ellipsis of mithridate mustard. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, obsolete, rare, uncountable Alternative form of: mithridate mustard Categories (topical): Pharmacology, Poisons, Toxicology
    Sense id: en-mithridate-en-noun-pMjzpczw Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 38 44 18 Disambiguation of Poisons: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Toxicology: 37 41 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 20 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 29 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 26 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 22 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: candy mithridate, mithridate confection, mithridate cress, mithridate julep, mithridate mustard, mithridate pennywort, mithridatic Translations (supposed universal antidote against poison): metridat [masculine] (Catalan), mithridate [masculine] (French), Mithridat (German), mitridato (Italian), mithridatium (Latin), mithridatum (Latin), mitridátio (Portuguese), mithridato (Portuguese), mitridato [masculine] (Spanish)
Synonyms: mithridatium, mithridatum, mithridaticon, mithridate treacle, theriac, mithridat, mithrydate, mitridat, mitridate, mithrydat, methridat, methridate, metridat, metridate, medridate, methredate, mythridate Disambiguation of 'supposed universal antidote against poison': 47 49 4

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          "text": "After I had thus evacuated the Plethora, and diſpoſed her body for Mercurialls more operative, I gave her each morning and evening a few grains of Mercur. diaphoret. in a bolus with conſ. lujule and Mithridate [...]",
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      "word": "mithridatium"
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      "word": "mithridatum"
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      "word": "mithridate treacle"
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    "Mithridates VI of Pontus",
    "Pontus",
    "mithridate"
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}

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