detoxify
verb /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪ/
/diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪ/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they detoxify | /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪ/ /diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it detoxifies | /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪz/ /diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple detoxified | /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪd/ /diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle detoxified | /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪd/ /diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form detoxifying | /diːˈtɒksɪfaɪɪŋ/ /diːˈtɑːksɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- detoxify (something) to remove harmful substances or poisons from something; to become free from harmful substances
- She recommends bitter greens to cleanse and detoxify the body.
- You can help your body detoxify by cutting down on coffee.
- to stop drinking too much alcohol or taking drugs; to treat somebody in order to help them do this
- detoxify (from something) to detoxify from heroin addiction
- detoxify somebody (from something) He was twice detoxified from heroin.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from de- (expressing removal) + Latin toxicum ‘poison’ + -fy.