detoxicate
pronunciation
How to pronounce detoxicate in British English: UK [di:'tɒksɪkeɪt]
How to pronounce detoxicate in American English: US [di'tɒksəˌkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- remove poison from
Word Origin
- detoxicate (v.)
- 1867; see de- + toxic + -ate (2). Specifically of drug and alcohol addictions since 1970.
Example
- 1. Study on the toxicities of pinellia and the way to detoxicate .
- 2. Tibetan medicine jewelry detoxicate capsule cure malignant tumor of the clinical curative effect observation .