detoxify
verb
de·tox·i·fy
(ˌ)dē-ˈtäk-sə-ˌfī
detoxified; detoxifying
1
a
: to remove a harmful substance (such as a poison or toxin) or the effect of such from
b
: to render (a harmful substance) harmless
2
: to free (someone, such as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance
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