DETOXIFY (detoxified)

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Irregular inflected form: detoxified   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does detoxify mean? 

• DETOXIFY (verb)
  The verb DETOXIFY has 2 senses:

1. remove poison from

2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence

  Familiarity information: DETOXIFY used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETOXIFY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they detoxify    ... he / she / it detoxifies   
Past simple: detoxified   
Past participle: detoxified   
-ing form: detoxifying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove poison from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

detoxicate; detoxify

Context example:

detoxify the soil

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

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

detoxification (treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver))

Sense 2

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 "detoxify" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

detoxification (a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances)

 Context examples 

Glucosinolate metabolites, such as sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol, act as antioxidants and may stimulate endogenous phase II detoxifying enzymes, including glutathione S-transferase and quinone reductase.

(Brassica vegetable, NCI Thesaurus)

The same compound also detoxifies another signaling molecule called amylin that over-produces and forms harmful aggregates in type 2 diabetes.

(Health Benefits of Olives and Olive Oil, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Glutathione acts as an antioxidant, a free radical scavenger and a detoxifying agent.

(Glutathione, NCI Thesaurus)

The thiol metabolite binds to and detoxifies cytotoxic platinum-containing metabolites of cisplatin and scavenges free radicals induced by cisplatin and ionizing radiation.

(Amifostine Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Ornithine enhances liver function and helps detoxify harmful substances.

(Ornithine, NCI Thesaurus)

Acidification of the colon contents attracts ammonia from the bloodstream, assisting stool excretion; helpful in liver failure when ammonia cannot be detoxified.

(Lactulose, NCI Thesaurus)

Involved in many detoxifying processes, sulphur provided by methionine protects cells from pollutants, slows cell aging, and is essential for absorption and bio-availability of selenium and zinc.

(Methionine, NCI Thesaurus)

This enzyme detoxifies the antibiotic chloramphenicol via acetylation to yield chloramphenicol 3-acetate.

(Chloramphenicol O-acetyltransferase, NCI Thesaurus)

A carboxylic acid with structural similarity to glucose with detoxifying activity.

(Glucuronic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

After dephosphorylation of amifostine by alkaline phosphatase to an active free sulfhydryl (thiol) metabolite, the thiol metabolite binds to and detoxifies cytotoxic platinum-containing metabolites of cisplatin and scavenges free radicals induced by cisplatin and ionizing radiation.

(Amifostine, NCI Thesaurus)