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detoxicate

[ dee-tok-si-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

detoxicated, detoxicating.


detoxicate

/ 徱ːˈɒɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
  2. to counteract (a poison)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdz澱Գ, adjectivenoun
  • ˌٴdz澱ˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٴdz··Գ [dee-, tok, -si-k, uh, nt], adjective noun
  • ·ٴdzi·tǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detoxicate1

1865–70; de- + Latin toxic ( um ) poison ( toxic ) + -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detoxicate1

C19: de- + -toxicate, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic
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Example Sentences

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Potentiation seems to take place when one compound destroys the liver enzyme responsible for detoxicating the other.

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Ordinarily these substances are rendered harmless either before absorption or are detoxicated in the liver to harmless substances.

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