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detoxicate

American  
[dee-tok-si-keyt] / diˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

detoxicated, detoxicating

  1. to detoxify.

detoxicate British  
/ diːˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects

  2. to counteract (a poison)

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Other Word Forms

  • detoxicant adjective
  • detoxication noun
  • detoxicator noun

Etymology

Origin of detoxicate

1865–70; de- + Latin toxic ( um ) poison ( toxic ) + -ate 1

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