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  • verb Present participle of detoxify.

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Examples

  • A type of cleanse you should avoid is a cleanse diet, also known as detoxifying or detox diets, which involve not just cutting back on food but expelling stuff from your system with an aim to rid your body of impurities.

    Michelle Obama's 'cleanse': Would it work for you? 2010

  • They are also highly cleansing and detoxifying, which is why many people experience diarrhea and discomfort during the first few weeks of an exclusive fruit diet.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • Proponents of colon cleansing, or "detoxifying," claim that the practice removes built-up toxins, rejuvenates the digestive tract, and can even fight cancer.

    Q&A: Could colon-cleansing teas be harmful? 2010

  • Proponents of colon cleansing, or "detoxifying," claim that the practice removes built-up toxins, rejuvenates the digestive tract, and can even fight cancer.

    Q&A: Could colon-cleansing teas be harmful? 2010

  • I had only water for dinner and told myself I was "detoxifying"

    madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2002

  • They can treat you with fangotherapy where they cover you with "detoxifying" Dead S ea mud, or exfoliate you with a scrub of oatmeal, apricot, honey and Dead Sea salt applied with a loofah sponge.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • They can treat you with fangotherapy where they cover you with "detoxifying" Dead S ea mud, or exfoliate you with a scrub of oatmeal, apricot, honey and Dead Sea salt applied with a loofah sponge.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • They can treat you with fangotherapy where they cover you with "detoxifying" Dead S ea mud, or exfoliate you with a scrub of oatmeal, apricot, honey and Dead Sea salt applied with a loofah sponge.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • For Cameron, who spent much of the early part of his leadership "detoxifying" the Conservative Party, it amounts to a huge gamble.

    New Statesman George Eaton 2010

  • For Cameron, who spent much of the early part of his leadership "detoxifying" the Conservative Party, it amounts to a huge gamble.

    New Statesman George Eaton 2010

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