# detoxify

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #81,265

## Definitions
1. To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
2. To make something that is harmful more benign.

## Etymology
Attested since 1905 (twelve years earlier than toxify), from de- + tox- + -ify. (Detoxicate is attested one year earlier, since 1904.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/detoxify