detoxify

One entry found for detoxify.

Main Entry: de·tox·i·fy
Pronunciation: ()d-täk-s-f
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -fied; -fy·ing
transitive verb
1 a : to remove 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 an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance <the clinic started detoxifying him by gradually lowering his dosage -- J. M. Markham>
intransitive verb : to become free of addiction to a drug or alcohol
- de·tox·i·fi·ca·tion /()d-täk-s-f-k-shn/ noun