DETOXIFY

detox, detoxify

(verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence; “He was detoxified in the clinic”

detoxify, detoxicate

(verb) remove poison from; “detoxify the soil”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

detoxify (third-person singular simple present detoxifies, present participle detoxifying, simple past and past participle detoxified)

To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

Synonyms

• detoxicate

Source: Wiktionary



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5 February 2025

CARE

(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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