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to denarcotize

to denarcotize

9.9
To help a person stop needing strong pain drugs
  • verb
  • /dɪˈnɑrkəˌtaɪz/
  • NSFW
translation icon : desintoxicar
  • It can take several weeks to fully denarcotize someone after long-term narcotic use.

Examples

  • The clinic developed a program to denarcotize patients struggling with opioid addiction.

  • Doctors worked together to denarcotize individuals who had become dependent on painkillers.

  • The treatment aims to denarcotize patients effectively.

  • He was denarcotized after a long rehabilitation process.

  • The clinic developed a program to denarcotize patients struggling with opioid addiction.

  • Doctors worked together to denarcotize individuals who had become dependent on painkillers.

  • It can take several weeks to fully denarcotize someone after long-term narcotic use.

Synonyms

to clean up
vsto denarcotize
  • Informal
14 3.9

To stop using drugs or alcohol and stay sober

involves medical freeing from drug effects, not just quitting use
to detox
vsto denarcotize
  • Specialized
11 5.5

To stop using drugs or alcohol while receiving medical help

focuses on freeing a person from drug effects and dependence
to detoxify
vsto denarcotize
  • Specialized
3 5.3

To help a person remove alcohol or drugs from their body in a medical setting

aims at freeing people from drug dependence rather than removing toxins

Antonyms

to addict
  • NSFW
1 6.7

To make someone depend on a drug or activity

How Drug-Free

to denarcotize
  • NSFW
9.9
to wean
23 5.9

Surface Forms

denarcotize infinitive
denarcotized past
denarcotized past participle
denarcotizing present participle
denarcotizes third person singular

Morphology

denarcotize = narcotize (transparent) = de + narcot + ize

Given the verb 'narcotize', adding 'de-' straightforwardly yields the meaning of reversing or removing narcotic effects.

Etymology

The word denarcotize joins de- ('remove') with narcotic ('numbness' or 'sleep'), and a helpful image is waking someone from a drug-made sleep; so to denarcotize a person is to free them from the drugs' hold or effects.