[de.tox.i.fy] vt -fied ; -fy.ing (ca. 1905) 1 a: to remove a poison or toxin or the effect of such from b: to render (a harmful substance) harmless
2: to free (as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance
3: neutralize
2. -- de.tox.i.fi.ca.tion n