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detox

/ˈdiːtɒks/noun, verb2 syllables

Detox means: treat for alcohol or drug dependence.

Synonyms for detox1

verb, as in treat for alcohol or drug dependence

detoxify

What does detox mean?2

verb

1

treat for alcohol or drug dependence“He was detoxified in the clinic”

noun

1

the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Detox in a sentence

  • He finally admitted he needed help and checked himself into detox.CH
  • She finally admitted she needed help and checked herself into detox.CH
  • Claudio wanted to hang out with someone else to detox.Amastan
  • Benedito's spa has a detox program.Amastan
  • The spa offers a herbal detox bath.Amastan
  • Tom finally admitted he needed help and checked himself into detox.patgfisher
  • Tom finally admitted that he needed help and checked himself into detox.CK
  • Tom is going on a social media detox.soliloquist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of detox

as a noun

plural
detoxes

as a verb

past tense
detoxed
present participle
detoxing
third-person singular
detoxes
past participle
detoxed