detoxicate

[ dee-tok-si-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·tox·i·cat·ed, de·tox·i·cat·ing.

1. to detoxify.

detoxicate

/ diːˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
2. to counteract (a poison)

Derived Forms

• deˈtoxicant, adjectivenoun
• deˌtoxiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• de·tox·i·cant [dee-, tok, -si-k, uh, nt], adjective noun
• de·toxi·cator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detoxicate¹

1865–70; de- + Latin toxic ( um ) poison ( toxic ) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of detoxicate¹

C19: de- + -toxicate, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic