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DETOXIFY Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word detoxify. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word detoxify. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DETOXIFY

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detox
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

verb

• treat for alcohol or drug dependence

clarify
verbv
verb

• make clear and (more) comprehensible

• make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

cleanse
verb, nounv, n
verb

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

decontaminate
verbv
verb

• rid of contamination

disinfect
verbv
verb

• destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

expunge
verbv
verb

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

expurgate
verbv
verb

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

flush
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

• sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

• a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

adverb

• squarely or solidly

• in the same plane

adjective satellite

• of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

• having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

verb

• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

• cause to flow through something

• glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

• make level or straight

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• irrigate with water from a sluice

• cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

purify
verbv
verb

• remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

rid
verbv
verb

• relieve from

sanitize
verbv
verb

• make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

• make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

wash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thin coat of water-base paint

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

verb

• clean with some chemical process

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• move by or as if by water

• be capable of being washed

• admit to testing or proof

• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

• form by erosion

• make moist

• wash or flow against

• wash by removing particles

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

depurate
verbv
verb

• To remove impurities from; to purify.

• To make impure.

adjective

• Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.

detoxicate
verbv
verb

• remove poison from

Best Hypernyms For DETOXIFY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for detoxify, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
cleanse clear purify remove rid sanitize take treat withdraw
Phrases (1)
care for

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