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detoxify

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Detoxify

Main Entry:: de·tox·i·fy
Pronunciation:: \(ˌ)dē-ˈtäk-sə-ˌfī\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: de·tox·i·fied; de·tox·i·fy·ing
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) harmless2: to free (as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance3: neutralize 2

— de·tox·i·fi·ca·tion

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\(ˌ)dē-ˌtäk-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

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