detoxify

  • 1detoxify — v. t. 1. to remove poison from; to rid of the effects of poison. Syn: detoxicate. [WordNet 1.5] 2. to render (a poisonous substance) non toxic or harmless. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2detoxify — 1905; see DE (Cf. de ) + TOXIC (Cf. toxic) + FY (Cf. fy). Earlier in the same sense was detoxicate (1867) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3detoxify — ► VERB (detoxifies, detoxified) 1) remove toxic substances from. 2) abstain or help to abstain from drink or drugs until the bloodstream is free of toxins. DERIVATIVES detoxification noun detoxifier noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4detoxify — [dē täk′si fī΄] vt., vi. detoxified, detoxifying [ DE + TOXI(N) + FY] 1. to remove a poison or poisonous effect from (something) 2. to undergo or cause to undergo withdrawal from drug or alcohol addiction, usually by means of a specific program… …

    English World dictionary

  • 5detoxify — [[t]diːtɒ̱ksɪfaɪ[/t]] detoxifies, detoxifying, detoxified 1) VERB To detoxify something means to remove all the poisonous or harmful substances from it. [V n] Seaweed baths can help to detoxify the body. 2) VERB To detoxify a poisonous substance… …

    English dictionary

  • 6detoxify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: circa 1905 1. a. to remove a harmful substance (as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from b. to render (a harmful substance) harmless 2. to free (as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7detoxify — /dee tok seuh fuy/, v., detoxified, detoxifying. v.t. 1. to rid of poison or the effect of poison. 2. to treat (a person addicted to alcohol or drugs) under a program of detoxification. v.i. 3. to undergo detoxification. [1900 05; DETOXI(CATE) +… …

    Universalium

  • 8detoxify — verb To remove foreign and harmful substances from something. See Also: detoxification …

    Wiktionary

  • 9Detoxify — To reduce or eliminate the toxicity of a substance or poison. To promote the recovery of a person from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin. * * * SYN: detoxicate. * * * de·tox·i·fy ( )dē täk sə .fī vb, fied; fy·ing vt 1 a) to remove a… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 10detoxify — de·tox·i·fy || ‚diː tÉ’ksɪfaɪ v. remove toxins, remove poisons; rehabilitate a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol …

    English contemporary dictionary

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