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- [dee-tok-suh-fahy]
- /diˈtɒk sə faɪ/
- /dɪˈtɒksɪfaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-tok-suh-fahy]
- /diˈtɒk sə faɪ/
Definitions of detoxify word
- verb detoxify If someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol detoxifies, or if they are detoxified, they undergo treatment which stops them from being addicted. 3
- verb detoxify If you detoxify, or if something detoxifies your body, you do something to remove poisonous or harmful substances from your body. 3
- verb detoxify To detoxify a poisonous substance means to change it chemically so that it is no longer poisonous. 3
- verb detoxify to remove poison from; detoxicate 3
- verb detoxify to treat (a person) for alcoholism or drug addiction 3
- verb transitive detoxify to remove a poison or poisonous effect from (something) 3
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Origin of detoxify
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; detoxi(cate) + -fy
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Parts of speech for Detoxify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detoxify popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
detoxify usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detoxify
verb detoxify
- cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- depollute — to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area).
Antonyms for detoxify
verb detoxify
- contaminate — If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
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