detoxicate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē tok′si kāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•tox•i•cate  (dē tok′si kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
  1. Medicineto detoxify.
  • 1865–70; de- + Latin toxic(um) poison (see toxic) + -ate1
de•tox•i•cant  (dē tok′si kənt),USA pronunciation adj., n.  de•tox′i•ca′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
detoxicate / diːˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt/ (transitive)
  1. to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
  2. to counteract (a poison)
Etymology: 19th Century: de- + -toxicate, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxicdeˈtoxicant, deˌtoxiˈcation
'detoxicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
detox - detoxify

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