detox
verb/ˈdiːtɒks/
/ˈdiːtɑːks/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they detox | /ˈdiːtɒks/ /ˈdiːtɑːks/ |
| he / she / it detoxes | /ˈdiːtɒksɪz/ /ˈdiːtɑːksɪz/ |
| past simple detoxed | /ˈdiːtɒkst/ /ˈdiːtɑːkst/ |
| past participle detoxed | /ˈdiːtɒkst/ /ˈdiːtɑːkst/ |
| -ing form detoxing | /ˈdiːtɒksɪŋ/ /ˈdiːtɑːksɪŋ/ |
- to stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs; to make somebody do this
- He has checked into a hospital to detox, according to reports yesterday.
- detox somebody The medication has a remarkable success rate in detoxing heroin addicts.
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- to attempt to remove harmful substances from your body by only eating and drinking certain things
- This is where wealthy industrialists and film stars come to de-stress and detox.
- detox something Fasting is a great way to detox your body.
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