Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense detoxes, present participle detoxing, past tense, past participle detoxed
1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Detox is treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them from being addicted.
A patient going through acute detox will have an assigned nurse nearby.
...a detox therapist.
2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A detox is a treatment that is intended to remove poisonous or harmful substances from your body.
Overhaul your body with a cleansing detox.
Give yourself a healthy glow on our detox diet.
3. verb
If someone who is addicted to drugs or alcohol detoxes, or if another person detoxes them, they undergo treatment which stops them from being addicted.
...mums trying to detox their kids. [VERB noun]
...drugs binges and failed attempts to detox. [VERB]
4. verb
If you detox, or if something detoxes your body, you do something to remove poisonous or harmful substances from your body.
It might be an idea to detox after the indulgences of Christmas. [VERB]
Honey can help to detox the body. [VERB noun]
detox in British English
(ˈdiːˌtɒks) informal
noun
1.
treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances, esp alcohol and drugs
verb
2.
to rid (the body) or undergo treatment to rid the body of poisonous substances, esp alcohol and drugs
Word origin
C20: from (for sense 1) detoxification or (for sense 2) detoxicate
detox in American English
(diˈtɑks; also, and for n. always, ˈdiˌtɑks)
Informal
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
detoxify
noun
2.
detoxification
3.
a section of a hospital or clinic for drug or alcohol detoxification
Examples of 'detox' in a sentence
detox
They are jam-packed with antioxidants too that help detox the system.
The Sun (2016)
There are also a few offers on detox programmes for those who insist.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She is also on a prescription for methadone and is hoping to go on a detox programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Like a detox programme for the overburdened modern mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
How were we going to help him detox when he was incontinent and immobile?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Claims to detox and help you lose weight.
The Sun (2007)
Tuscany may not be the first location that most sane people would choose to undergo a detox diet for a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Try going on a detox programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Normally, they have to wait three or four months to get on the detox programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If he is found to be suffering from the effects of drugs he can be given methadone and admitted to a detox programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It would better if he got a detox programme behind bars, where he can't walk out when he feels like a drink.
The Sun (2010)
Shocked at this new low, she agrees to seek help, but is appalled when the doctor refers her to a detox centre.
The Sun (2015)
This was not a detox diet, though I have lost amazing amounts of weight.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
YOU might have promised yourself some detox pills, a detox diet, a detox weekend and so on.
The Sun (2009)
In other languages
detox
British English: detox NOUN
Detox is treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them from being addicted.
A patient going through acute detox will have an assigned nurse nearby.