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to denarcotize

to denarcotize

9.6
To remove drugs from something so it no longer contains them
  • verb
  • /ˌdiːnɑːrˈkoʊtaɪz/
  • NSFW
: desnarcotizar
  • To make the medication suitable for patients, pharmacists will denarcotize it to remove any narcotic substances.

Examples

  • Authorities must denarcotize seized shipments before they can be safely stored in evidence rooms.

  • The laboratory technician was asked to denarcotize the sample before further analysis.

  • After the process to denarcotize the medication, it was safe for general use.

  • The doctors will denarcotize the patient before the surgery.

  • They have denarcotized the area to ensure safety.

  • The laboratory technician must denarcotize the sample to ensure accurate results in the experiment.

  • Before the evidence can be processed, investigators need to denarcotize all drug-related materials.

Synonyms

to detoxify
vsto denarcotize
4 5.4

To remove harmful substances from something to make it safe

targets only narcotic substances rather than all kinds of toxins
to decon
vsto denarcotize
  • Jargon
1 8.4

To remove dangerous substances from people, equipment, or areas

is limited to removing drugs rather than all hazardous agents
to detoxicate
vsto denarcotize
1 7.5

Take harmful substances out of something to make it safe

aims specifically at removing narcotics not general poisons

Antonyms

to narcotize
  • NSFW
1 9.5

To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious

How Drug-Free

to denarcotize
  • NSFW
9.6
to decontaminate
  • Specialized
9 7.0
to purge
62 6.3
to clean
∞ 1.0
to rinse
82 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

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

The prefix 'de-' transparently contributes a removal or reversal meaning to the verb 'narcotize'.

Etymology

The word denarcotize combines de- ('remove') and narcotic ('numbness' or 'sleep'), so to denarcotize an object or shipment is to take the narcotic drugs out of it so it no longer contains them.