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de·tox·i·fy
(dē-tŏk′sə-fī′)tr.v. de·tox·i·fied, de·tox·i·fy·ing, de·tox·i·fies
1. To counteract or destroy the toxic properties of: drugs that are detoxified by the liver.
2. To remove a toxic substance or the effects of such a substance from: soaked the cassava to detoxify it.
3. To treat (an individual) for alcohol or drug intoxication, usually under a medically supervised program designed to rid the body of toxic substances and manage withdrawal symptoms.
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detoxify
(diːˈtɒksɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (Medicine) to remove poison from; detoxicate
2. (Medicine) to treat (a person) for alcoholism or drug addiction
deˌtoxifiˈcation n
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de•tox•i•fy
(diˈtɒk sə faɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to rid of poison.
2. to subject (a person) to detoxification.
v.i. 3. to undergo detoxification.
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detoxify
Past participle: detoxified
Gerund: detoxifying
| Imperative |
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| detoxify |
| detoxify |
| Present |
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| I detoxify |
| you detoxify |
| he/she/it detoxifies |
| we detoxify |
| you detoxify |
| they detoxify |
| Preterite |
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| I detoxified |
| you detoxified |
| he/she/it detoxified |
| we detoxified |
| you detoxified |
| they detoxified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am detoxifying |
| you are detoxifying |
| he/she/it is detoxifying |
| we are detoxifying |
| you are detoxifying |
| they are detoxifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have detoxified |
| you have detoxified |
| he/she/it has detoxified |
| we have detoxified |
| you have detoxified |
| they have detoxified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was detoxifying |
| you were detoxifying |
| he/she/it was detoxifying |
| we were detoxifying |
| you were detoxifying |
| they were detoxifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had detoxified |
| you had detoxified |
| he/she/it had detoxified |
| we had detoxified |
| you had detoxified |
| they had detoxified |
| Future |
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| I will detoxify |
| you will detoxify |
| he/she/it will detoxify |
| we will detoxify |
| you will detoxify |
| they will detoxify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have detoxified |
| you will have detoxified |
| he/she/it will have detoxified |
| we will have detoxified |
| you will have detoxified |
| they will have detoxified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be detoxifying |
| you will be detoxifying |
| he/she/it will be detoxifying |
| we will be detoxifying |
| you will be detoxifying |
| they will be detoxifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been detoxifying |
| you have been detoxifying |
| he/she/it has been detoxifying |
| we have been detoxifying |
| you have been detoxifying |
| they have been detoxifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been detoxifying |
| you will have been detoxifying |
| he/she/it will have been detoxifying |
| we will have been detoxifying |
| you will have been detoxifying |
| they will have been detoxifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been detoxifying |
| you had been detoxifying |
| he/she/it had been detoxifying |
| we had been detoxifying |
| you had been detoxifying |
| they had been detoxifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would detoxify |
| you would detoxify |
| he/she/it would detoxify |
| we would detoxify |
| you would detoxify |
| they would detoxify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have detoxified |
| you would have detoxified |
| he/she/it would have detoxified |
| we would have detoxified |
| you would have detoxified |
| they would have detoxified |
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Verb 1. detoxify - remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
2. detoxify - treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic"
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
detoxify
[diːˈtɒksɪfaɪ] vt
[+ addict] → désintoxiquer
(= cleanse) [+ body, system] → désintoxiquer
(= remove toxicity of) → désintoxiquer
vi
[addict] → se désintoxiquer
(= cleanse one's system) → se désintoxiquer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
detoxify
vt → entgiften
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
de·tox·i·fy
vt. destoxificar, desintoxicar, extraer sustancias tóxicas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012