Akademik

Detoxify
To reduce or eliminate the toxicity of a substance or poison. To promote the recovery of a person from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin.
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SYN: detoxicate.

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de·tox·i·fy (')dē-'täk-sə-.fī vb, -fied; -fy·ing vt
1 a) to remove a poison or toxin or the effect of such from
b) to render (a harmful substance) harmless
2) to free (as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance <the clinic started \detoxifying him by gradually lowering his dosage (J. M. Markham)> vi to become free of addiction to a drug or alcohol
de·tox·i·fi·ca·tion (.)dē-.täk-sə-fə-'kā-shən n

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de·tox·i·fy (de-tokґsĭ-fi) to remove the toxic quality of a substance.

Medical dictionary. 2011.