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/

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detoxify (something) to remove harmful substances or poisons from something; to become free from harmful substances排毒；解毒；去毒；除去…的毒素
- She recommends bitter greens to cleanse and detoxify the body.她推荐苦菜来净化和解毒身体。
- You can help your body detoxify by cutting down on coffee.少喝咖啡有助于体内排毒。
to stop drinking too much alcohol or taking drugs; to treat somebody in order to help them do this戒酒；戒毒
- detoxify (from something) to detoxify from heroin addiction戒除海洛因成瘾
- detoxify somebody (from something) He was twice detoxified from heroin.他受过两次戒除海洛因的治疗。
Topics Medicinec2

Word Originearly 20th cent.: from de- (expressing removal) + Latin toxicum ‘poison’ + -fy.