toxify en · VERB
Etymology
Attested since 1917, apparently a back-formation from detoxify. (attested since 1905). Equivalent to tox- + -ify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make or render toxic.
The experiments made with this objective showed that agar-gel could toxify a rat serum which had been heated at 45 an 50 C. for half an hour.
1917 June 14, F. G Novy, P. H. DeKruif, “Nonspecific anaphylactic shock in sensitized rats”, in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, number 6, page 819:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toxifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toxified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toxified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| toxifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |