detoxify

Questions about detoxify

What does detoxify mean?

detoxify means "remove poison from". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in detoxify?

detoxify has 4 syllables: de-tox-i-fy. The stress falls on "tox". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɑksəˌfaɪ/.

What is another word for detoxify?

Close synonyms include detoxicate, detox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is detoxify a common word?

detoxify is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with detoxify?

72 words rhyme with detoxify. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.