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detox

/ˈdiːtɒks/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about detox at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified.

verb

  1. Treat for alcohol or drug dependence.
    He was detoxified in the clinic

Origin

Clipping of detoxification.

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