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to detox

to detox

2 3.9
To remove harmful things from the body by changing what you eat
  • verb
  • /ˈdiːtɑːks/
translation icon : depurar el organismo
  • Many people choose to detox by eliminating processed foods from their diet for a week.
  • detox the body
  • try to detox
  • help you detox

So they take something to detox or cleanse themselves.

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Examples

  • Drinking water is the easiest way to detox your body and flush out the toxins.

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  • All of these products are great for cleansing and detoxing the body.

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  • I think it is time to let the body detox and rest.

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  • Look, I'm going to go out, try to detox for a little bit.

  • So they take something to detox or cleanse themselves.

  • I have to detox, get rid of these secretions...

  • I've been on prenatal since January 2012, plus drinking green juices to help detox.

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  • The first week I was detoxing from wheat and other grains, I had a migraine every day for five days straight.

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  • However, having spent the past several months trying to detox my body from its sugar addiction and trying to adopt a more healthy lifestyle in general, having massive amounts of chocolate, caramel, and yummy candy-coated shells sitting around my house is basically like dietary suicide.

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  • Drinking herbal tea is an effective way to detox after the holidays.

Synonyms

to eliminate
vsto detox
  • Specialized
81 4.3

Remove waste or harmful substances from the body

involves deliberate treatment or diet rather than only natural expulsion
to purify
vsto detox
30 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

is about removing harmful substances from the body often using diet or treatment
to filter out
vsto detox
20 3.8

To remove unwanted things from water, air, or lists by letting the rest pass

focuses on bodily removal through diet or treatment not mechanical sieving
to purge
vsto detox
  • Archaic
14 7.9

To make someone vomit or empty their stomach to remove harmful substances

is gentler using diet or treatments rather than forced evacuation
to decontaminate
vsto detox
  • Specialized
9 7.0

To remove harmful substances from a place or thing to make it safe

is aimed at the human body using diet or treatment rather than cleaning environments
to detoxify
vsto detox
  • Specialized
3 5.3

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

is done more broadly often using diet or nonmedical treatments
to decon
vsto detox
  • Jargon
1 8.4

To remove dangerous substances from people, equipment, or areas

is focused on removing bodily toxins by diet or treatments rather than cleaning areas
5.1

To remove harmful things from the body or a computer

focuses on a human body and often uses diet or treatment
to flush out toxins
vsto detox
4.4

Remove harmful substances from the body by drinking more water or sweating

uses various methods such as diet or treatments rather than mainly fluids
to deterge
vsto detox
  • Archaic
9.9

To clean a wound or the skin by washing away dirt and germs

works through internal diet or treatment rather than washing processes
to detoxicate
vsto detox
7.5

Take harmful substances out of something to make it safe

applies specifically to the human body using diet or treatment rather than objects
purifying
vsto detox
  • Specialized
4.2

Removes harmful or unwanted substances to make something clean

focuses on removing bodily toxins via diet or treatments rather than general germ removal

How Thorough

to detox
2 3.9
to purify
30 4.6
to cleanse
33 3.0

Surface Forms

detox infinitive
detoxed past
detoxed past participle
detoxing present participle
detoxes third person singular

Morphology

detox = detoxify (semi-transparent) = de + tox

This sense aligns with the straightforward 'remove harmful substances' meaning derived from 'detoxify', but the clipped form and non-standalone root make it partially non-transparent.

Etymology

Detox comes from de- 'remove' and tox as in toxic 'poison'. So to detox by diet means trying to remove harmful substances from your body by changing what you eat.