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detoxicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
detox-i-cate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove poison (or its effects) from.

verb

To counteract, or make less poisonous.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

detoxicates (present, singular) detoxicating (participle, present) detoxicated (participle, past) detoxicated (past)

Derived Forms

detoxicative

Frequently Paired Words

detoxication detoxicant nontoxic

Synonyms

detoxify

Questions

What does detoxicate mean?
To remove poison (or its effects) from.
Where does detoxicate come from?
From de- + toxic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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