"retox" meaning in English

See retox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retoxes [present, singular, third-person], retoxing [participle, present], retoxed [participle, past], retoxed [past]
Etymology: Humorous opposite to detox; see re-. Head templates: {{en-verb}} retox (third-person singular simple present retoxes, present participle retoxing, simple past and past participle retoxed)
  1. (intransitive, informal, humorous) To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period of detox. Tags: humorous, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-retox-en-verb-KQKlpM6p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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