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retox

retox verb: to resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period of detox.

Verb

retox (third-person singular simple present retoxes, present participle retoxing, simple past and past participle retoxed)

  1. (humorous, informal, intransitive) To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period of detox.

Forms of retox

third-person singular presentretoxes
present participleretoxing
past participleretoxed
pastretoxed

Origin of retox

Humorous opposite to detox; see re-.

Questions about retox

What does retox mean?
Retox means to resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period of detox.
What part of speech is retox?
Retox is a verb.
What is the past tense of retox?
The past tense of retox is retoxed.

Words near retox in the dictionary

  1. retours
  2. retousle
  3. retousled
  4. retousles
  5. retousling
  6. retox
  7. retoxed
  8. retoxes
  9. retoxification
  10. retoxified
  11. retoxifies

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