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detox

 [n. dee-toks; v. dee-toks]   Origin

de·tox

   [n. dee-toks; v. dee-toks] Informal.
noun
1.
detoxification.
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to detoxify.

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Origin:
1970–75, Americanism; by shortening
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detox (ˈdiːˌtɒks)
 
—n
1.  treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances, esp alcohol and drugs
 
—vb
2.  to undergo treatment to rid the body of poisonous substances, esp alcohol and drugs
 
[C20: from (for sense 1) detoxification or (for sense 2) detoxicate]

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detox
1972 (v.), 1975 (n.), colloquial abbreviation of detoxify, detoxification.
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detox de·tox (dē-tŏks')
v. de·toxed, de·tox·ing, de·tox·es
To subject to detoxification. n. (dē'tŏks')
A section of a hospital or clinic in which patients are detoxified.

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