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DETOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detox mean? 

DETOX (noun)
  The noun DETOX has 1 sense:

1. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxifiedplay

  Familiarity information: DETOX used as a noun is very rare.


DETOX (verb)
  The verb DETOX has 1 sense:

1. treat for alcohol or drug dependenceplay

  Familiarity information: DETOX used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DETOX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("detox" is a kind of...):

hospital ward; ward (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care)


DETOX (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they detox  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it detoxes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: detoxed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: detoxed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: detoxing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat for alcohol or drug dependence

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

detox; detoxify

Context example:

He was detoxified in the clinic

Hypernyms (to "detox" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


 Context examples 


Detox is a non-specific immunostimulant that may enhance the host immune response to certain cancer vaccines.

(Detox, NCI Thesaurus)



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