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detoxify

 
Dictionary: de·tox·i·fy   (dē-tŏk'sə-fī') pronunciation
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
  1. To counteract or destroy the toxic properties of.
  2. To remove the effects of poison from.
  3. To treat (an individual) for alcohol or drug dependence, usually under a medically supervised program designed to rid the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.

[DE- + TOXI(C) + -FY.]


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Dental Dictionary: detoxify
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(detoxicate), to remove the toxic quality of a substance.

To remove poisonous substances.

Veterinary Dictionary: detoxify
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To subject to detoxification.

Translations: Detoxify
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afgifte, indgive modgift

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontdoen van vergiftige stoffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - désintoxiquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - entgiften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτοξινώνω

Italiano (Italian)
disintossicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desintoxicar

Русский (Russian)
обезвреживать яд

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desintoxicar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avgifta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使解毒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使解毒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에서 해독하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …から毒を除去する, 解毒する, 力を弱める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزيل السم أو أثره, يحرر الجسم من أثر الكحول أو مادة مسببه للإدمان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סילק רעלים‬


 
 

 

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