detoxify

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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