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in|tox|i|cate — «ihn TOK suh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to make drunk: »Too much wine intoxicates people. SYNONYM(S): inebriate. 2. Figurative. to excite greatly or beyond self control; … Useful english dictionary
dis|in|tox|i|cate — «DIHS ihn TOK suh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to free from the effects of intoxication or an intoxicating drug: »to disintoxicate addicts … Useful english dictionary
in·tox·i·cate — … Useful english dictionary
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
detoxicate — de·tox·i·cate … English syllables
intoxicate — in·tox·i·cate … English syllables
detoxicate — To diminish or remove the poisonous quality of any substance; to lessen the virulence of any pathogenic organism. SYN: detoxify. [L. de, from, + toxicum, poison] * * * de·tox·i·cate ( )dē täk sə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing DETOXIFY de·tox·i·ca·tion … Medical dictionary
disintoxicate — dis·in·tox·i·cate (dĭs ĭn tŏkʹsĭ kāt ) tr.v. dis·in·tox·i·cat·ed, dis·in·tox·i·cat·ing, dis·in·tox·i·cates To free from the effects of intoxication or from dependence on intoxicating agents. dis in·tox i·caʹtion n. * * * … Universalium
disintoxicate — dis·in·tox·i·cate .dis ən täk sə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing DETOXIFY (2) dis·in·tox·i·ca·tion .täk sə kā shən n … Medical dictionary
detoxicate — de•tox•i•cate [[t]diˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing med to detoxify • Etymology: 1865–70; de +(in)toxicate de•tox′i•cant kənt adj. n … From formal English to slang
