Meaning

1 senses

  1. To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs.

More definitions
  • treat for alcohol or drug dependence

Examples

11 sentences

  1. Tom finally admitted that he needed help and checked himself into detox.

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  2. Tom finally admitted he needed help and checked himself into detox.

    deTom gestand endlich ein, Hilfe zu benötigen, und unterzog sich einer Entziehungskur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. How was detox?

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  4. Benedito's spa has a detox program.

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  5. The spa offers a herbal detox bath.

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Origin

Clipping of detoxification.

Clipping of detoxification.

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Forms

detoxes, detoxing, detoxed, detoxed
Base formdetox · to detox
3rd person singulardetoxes
Present participledetoxing
Past simpledetoxed
Past participledetoxed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydetox
he, she, itdetoxes

Past simpleLesson

all personsdetoxed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave detoxed
he, she, ithas detoxed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill detox

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • treat for alcohol or drug dependence:detoxify

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
detonatedetonatordetourdetractC2detractordetrimentC1
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