detoxify
/diˈtɑksɪfaɪ/
verb
- To remove harmful substances (toxins) from the body, especially from drugs or alcohol.
- Drinking water helps the liver detoxify the body naturally.
- After the party, he tried to detoxify by drinking green tea and eating vegetables.
- She checked into a clinic to detoxify from her addiction to painkillers.
- To remove dangerous chemicals or pollutants from something, such as soil, water, or air.
- Special bacteria can help detoxify oil spills in the ocean.
- The factory installed filters to detoxify the smoke before it left the chimney.
- It took years to detoxify the land after the chemical plant closed.
- To make something less harmful or less negative in a figurative sense.
- The meeting was meant to detoxify the tense relationship between the two teams.
- He needed to detoxify his mind by taking a break from social media.
- The company tried to detoxify its public image after the scandal.
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