DETOXIFY (detoxified)
Dictionary entry overview: What does detoxify mean?
• DETOXIFY (verb)
The verb DETOXIFY has 2 senses:
1. remove poison from
2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Familiarity information: DETOXIFY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DETOXIFY (verb)
Meaning:
Remove poison from
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
detoxicate; detoxify
Context example:
detoxify the soil
Hypernyms (to "detoxify" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Treat for alcohol or drug dependence
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
detox; detoxify
Context example:
He was detoxified in the clinic
Hypernyms (to "detoxify" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
