detoxify
verb (used with object)
to rid of poison or the effect of poison.
were detoxifying
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past progressiveof detoxify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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An inhalation room treated the respiratory system and asthma, and there were detoxifying baths using mud from the nearby springs.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
