DETOXIFY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word detoxify. (close relations)
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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 |