Detoxify

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  • transitive verb. To counteract or destroy the toxic properties of.
  • transitive verb. To remove the effects of poison from.
  • transitive verb. To treat (an individual) for alcohol or drug dependence, usually under a medically supervised program designed to rid the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. to remove poison from; to rid of the effects of poison.
  • transitive verb. to render (a poisonous substance) non-toxic or harmless.
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  • verb. To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
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  • verb. remove poison from
  • verb. treat for alcohol or drug dependence
    • Word Usage
    "A 2007 University of Texas study review concluded that not only does melatonin detoxify harmful, cancer-causing free radicals, but in doing so it actually creates more antioxidants."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    care for  remove  take  take away  treat  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    detoxicate  
    variant
    detoxified  
    verb-form
    detoxified  detoxifies  detoxifying  
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