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to denarcotize

to denarcotize

9.6
To remove drugs from something so it no longer contains them
  • verb
  • /ˌdiːnɑːrˈkoʊtaɪz/
  • NSFW
translation icon : 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
2 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
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
49 6.3
to clean
∞ 1.0
to rinse
83 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.