verb (used with object), de·tox·i·cat·ed, de·tox·i·cat·ing.
- to detoxify.
verb (tr)
- to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
- to counteract (a poison)
1867; see de- + toxic + -ate (2). Specifically of drug and alcohol addictions since 1970.
v.
- To detoxify.