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detoxicate

detoxicate verb: to remove poison (or its effects) from.

Verb

detoxicate (third-person singular simple present detoxicates, present participle detoxicating, simple past and past participle detoxicated)

  1. To remove poison (or its effects) from.
  2. To counteract, or make less poisonous.

Synonyms of detoxicate

Forms of detoxicate

third-person singular presentdetoxicates
present participledetoxicating
past participledetoxicated
pastdetoxicated

Origin of detoxicate

From de- + toxic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from detoxicate

Questions about detoxicate

What does detoxicate mean?
Detoxicate means to remove poison (or its effects) from.
What part of speech is detoxicate?
Detoxicate is a verb.
What is the past tense of detoxicate?
The past tense of detoxicate is detoxicated.

Words near detoxicate in the dictionary

  1. detoxer
  2. detoxers
  3. detoxes
  4. detoxicant
  5. detoxicants
  6. detoxicate
  7. detoxicated
  8. detoxicates
  9. detoxicating
  10. detoxication
  11. detoxications

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