Detoxify

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  detoxify \detoxify\ v. t.
     1. to remove poison from; to rid of the effects of poison.
  
     Syn: detoxicate.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. to render (a poisonous substance) non-toxic or harmless.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  detoxify
       v 1: remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: {detoxicate}]
       2: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in
          the clinic"
       [also: {detoxified}]