detoxify
Remove harmful substances
To detoxify is to remove toxins or harmful substances.
The body detoxifies naturally through the liver and kidneys, though detox diets and cleanses claim to accelerate the process.
Medical detoxification helps people withdraw from addictive substances: He checked into a facility to detoxify from alcohol.
Figuratively, to detoxify is to make something less harmful or hostile: detoxify a workplace culture.
Remove unwanted substances
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- redeemRecover through payment
- absolveRelease from guilt
renewal · transformation · release · clearing · ritual · smudging · sage · meditation
Chemical metal-ion capture
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- remediationAct of correcting faults
counteract · filtration · ion-exchange · mercury · lead · arsenic · pesticides · pollutants
Deliberate food avoidance
- juicingExtracting produce liquid
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- flushSame suit, five cards
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
smoothies · raw · hydration · colonics · enemas · sweating · sauna · steam
Regaining what was lost
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- rehabAddiction treatment program
counseling · therapy · sponsor · intervention · relapse · cravings · inpatient · outpatient
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
nutrition · wellness · vitamins · minerals · supplements · probiotics · immunity · digestion
purify
Remove unwanted substances
absolve · renewal · transformation · release · clearing · ritual · smudging · sage · meditation · aura
chelation
Chemical metal-ion capture
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
- neutralizeCancel an effect
remediation · counteract · filtration · ion-exchange · mercury · lead · arsenic · pesticides · pollutants · contaminants
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
elimination · smoothies · raw · hydration · colonics · enemas · sweating · sauna · steam · lymphatic
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
rehab · counseling · therapy · sponsor · intervention · relapse · cravings · inpatient · outpatient · tapering
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
enzymes · nutrition · wellness · vitamins · minerals · supplements · probiotics · immunity · digestion · bile
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, clean up, daily cleaning
- softensoften, dampen, mute, muffle, tone down
detoxifypoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxify · contaminate · intoxicate · envenom · pollute
detoxifycontaminate
Make unclean or unsafe
pollute · befoul · corrupt · defile · adulterate
- liver detoxificationMetabolic breakdown of poisons
- detoxification programsStructured substance elimination treatment
- detoxification centersFacilities treating substance dependence
detoxification, detoxifying, detoxifies, detoxified, detoxifier, detoxifiers