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Verb: detoxify  dee'tók-su,fI
  1. (chemistry) remove poison from
    "detoxify the soil";
    - detoxicate
     
  2. Treat for alcohol or drug dependence
    "He was detoxified in the clinic";
    - detox [informal]

Derived forms: detoxifies, detoxified, detoxifying

Type of: care for, remove, take, take away, treat, withdraw

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