"disintoxicate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: disintoxicates [present, singular, third-person], disintoxicating [participle, present], disintoxicated [participle, past], disintoxicated [past]
Etymology: From dis- + intoxicate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|intoxicate}} dis- + intoxicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} disintoxicate (third-person singular simple present disintoxicates, present participle disintoxicating, simple past and past participle disintoxicated)
  1. (medicine) To neutralize the intoxicating effects of Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-disintoxicate-en-verb-l3tM1bhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 33 40 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 30 38 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) To remove or counter an intoxicating substance from Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-disintoxicate-en-verb-dx1VK-6~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 33 40 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 30 38 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. To disenchant; to restore a realistic perspective.
    Sense id: en-disintoxicate-en-verb-s749KNoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 33 40 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 30 38

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