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    detoxify

    verbBand 8

    UKˌdiːˈtɒksɪfaɪ
    USdɪˈtɑːksəˌfaɪ

    To remove harmful substances from the body or a system.

    A glass jug of water with cucumber, lemon and mint beside a bowl of fresh green vegetables
    Clean water and greens: to detoxify is to rid the body of harmful substances.

    The liver helps to detoxify the blood.

    Some diets claim to detoxify the body.

    Goes with

    Words that go with detoxify: detoxify the body; detox programme; detox the body.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    cleansepurify
    Opposite
    contaminatepoison

    Word family

    The detoxify family: detoxify (verb), detoxification (noun), detox (noun).

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