detoxify

English Thesaurus

1. treat for alcohol or drug dependence (verb.body)

hypernym	:	care for, treat,
definition	:	provide treatment for (verb.body)

2. remove poison from (verb.change)

hypernym	:	remove, take, take away, withdraw,
definition	:	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)

3. treat for alcohol or drug dependence (verb.body)

derivation	:	detoxification,
definition	:	a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances (noun.act)

4. remove poison from (verb.change)

derivation	:	detoxification,
definition	:	treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) (noun.act)

5. treat for alcohol or drug dependence (verb.body)

derivation	:	detoxification,
definition	:	a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances (noun.act)

6. remove poison from (verb.change)

derivation	:	detoxification,
definition	:	treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) (noun.act)