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detoxify

de·to·xify

US/dɪˈtɑksʌˌfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

remove poison from

  • “detoxify the soil”
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2.

treat for alcohol or drug dependence

  • “He was detoxified in the clinic”

Origin

Attested since 1905 (twelve years earlier than toxify), from de- + tox- + -ify. (Detoxicate is attested one year earlier, since 1904.)

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