'detoxify' definitions:

Definition of 'detoxify'

From: WordNet
verb
Remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: detoxify, detoxicate]
verb
Treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [syn: detox, detoxify]

Definition of 'detoxify'

From: GCIDE
  • detoxify \detoxify\ v. t.
  • 1. to remove poison from; to rid of the effects of poison.
  • Syn: detoxicate. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. to render (a poisonous substance) non-toxic or harmless. [PJC]