Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detoxify

/dɪtˈɑksəfˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: detox-i-fy
IPA: /dɪtˈɑksəfˌaɪ/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

Transitive verb

verb

To make something that is harmful more benign.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"As a result of this, in some way or other, unknown to us, a diminished power of oxidation results and the organism loses the power to detoxify substances absorbed from the intestine which have been present there in excess; […]"
"The severe disciplinary action taken by his daughter—who since taking over the FN in 2011 has led a drive to “detoxify” the party and move it away from the racist, jackbooted, antisemitic imagery of the past—was supposed to silence her father."
"We can either break as a nation or find a way to detoxify our politics."

Etymology

Attested since 1905 (twelve years earlier than toxify), from de- + tox- + -ify. (Detoxicate is attested one year earlier, since 1904.)

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de-
Suffix: tox

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

detoxifies (present, singular) detoxifying (participle, present) detoxified (participle, past) detoxified (past) de-toxify (alternative)

Derived Forms

detoxifiable detoxificant detoxification detoxifier undetoxified

Synonyms

detoxicate detox

Questions

How do you pronounce detoxify?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪtˈɑksəfˌaɪ/.
What does detoxify mean?: To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
Where does detoxify come from?: Attested since 1905 (twelve years earlier than toxify), from de- + tox- + -ify. (Detoxicate is attested one year earlier, since 1904.)

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