disintoxicate

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verb

dis·​in·​tox·​i·​cate ˌdis-in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkāt 

disintoxicated; disintoxicating; disintoxicates

transitive verb

: detoxify sense 2

disintoxication

ˌdis-in-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

disintoxication

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noun

dis·​intoxication ¦dis+ 

: the freeing of an individual from an intoxicating agent (as an addict from a drug) stored in the body

Word History

Etymology

Noun

dis- + intoxication

First Known Use

Verb

1685, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disintoxicate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

Medical Definition

disintoxicate

transitive verb

dis·​in·​tox·​i·​cate ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkāt 

disintoxicated; disintoxicating

: detoxify sense 2

disintoxication

-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkā-shən 

noun