Meaning & use
detoxify
To remove poisonous or harmful substances from the body or an environment.
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The liver works constantly to detoxify the blood of harmful chemicals.
Workers wore protective suits to detoxify the contaminated site safely.
A note on using this word
Often used loosely in wellness marketing, though the medical sense refers to a real biological or chemical process.
Words with a similar meaning
purifycleanse
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