detox

See also: détox

English

Etymology

Clipping of detoxification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːtɒks/

Noun

detox (countable and uncountable, plural detoxes)

1. Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
2. A detoxification unit.

Translations

detoxification

• Czech: detoxifikace f, (informal) detox m
• Dutch: ontwenningskuur (nl)

• French: détox (fr) f, désintox (fr) f
• Polish: detoks m
• Spanish: desintoxicación (es) f

unit

• Czech: detoxifikační oddělení n, (informal) detox m

Verb

detox (third-person singular simple present detoxes, present participle detoxing, simple past and past participle detoxed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs.
   • 2015, Dawn Lerman, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes:

     My grandmother said being organized led to success, so I set out to turn our fridge into a liquid dieter's paradise. First was detoxing the kitchen. I tossed out everything that would lead to temptation, like the leftover candy from Halloween, as well as everything that was expired and rotten.

Anagrams

• Oxted

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛtoks]

Noun

detox m

1. (informal) Detoxification.
2. (informal) A detoxification unit.