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