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▪ I. deˈtox, v.
[Colloq. abbrev. of detoxify v.]
1. trans. To treat (a motor vehicle or its engine) in order to remove or limit the noxious fumes emitted through the exhaust system, etc.
1970Daily Tel. 9 Dec. 12/5 Manufacturers find it necessary to incorporate ‘detoxing’ equipment such as exhaust ‘mufflers’ or afterburners to meet increasingly stringent standards. Ibid. 7 June 13/2 In certain very sunny conditions the amount of noxious fumes emitted from the petrol tank while a car is being refuelled can exceed the emissions through the exhaust of a ‘detoxed’ engine. 1976New Motorcycling Monthly Oct. 26/4 What Yamaha's weight-paring has done is give their new, mildly tuned, detoxed and over-silenced 500cc single a chance to show its teeth.
2. Chiefly U.S. To subject (an alcoholic, drug addict) to detoxification.
1972N.Y. Times 24 Dec. iv. 10 We can detox a heroin addict on an outpatient basis in three weeks. 1978N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 38 They did get me detoxed and clean. They told me I was an alcoholic. 1982Time 8 Nov. 82/3 Gaetano's goodly impulse is to detox Hud. 1986Nursery World 18 Dec.–1 Jan. 10/2 Mothers who are heroin addicts can pass the addiction on to the baby and..the art of safely ‘detoxing’ newborn infants has come to be recognised as an essential medical expertise in many parts of the country.
▪ II. ˈdetox, n. Chiefly U.S.
Colloq. abbrev. of detoxification; also, a detoxification centre. Freq. attrib., esp. of a place used for the treatment of alcoholics or drug addicts.
1975Canadian 18 Oct. 7/1 I'm looking at a very shaky scrawl that tells me of my first day there, in the detox area where everybody—drunk or sober—starts off. 1978N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Aug. 11, I went to detox again..and it's been five years since I came out and I haven't had a drink or pill since. 1978Tucson Mag. Dec. 20/3 KL collars will be brought to ‘Dick of the Jungle's’ de-tox center. 1979Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (Advt. Section) 2/4 Requires knowledge of group dynamics as it relates to the treatment of alcoholics in the detox stages of recovery. 1986Washington Post 25 Mar. (Weekend Suppl.) 30/1 After waking up in detox, he's spoiling to redeem himself. |