Search Result for "detoxify": 
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. remove poison from;
- Example: "detoxify the soil"
[syn: detoxify, detoxicate]

2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence;
- Example: "He was detoxified in the clinic"
[syn: detox, detoxify]



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]


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]