'Mithridate' definitions:

Definition of 'Mithridate'

From: GCIDE
  • Mithridate \Mith"ri*date\, n. (Med.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [1913 Webster]
  • [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. --Southey. [1913 Webster]