Antidote vs Detoxify - What's the difference?

As a noun antidote

is .

to remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

(wikipedia antidote) (en noun)

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (often followed by "against," "for," or "to") .

She reached the hospital in time to receive the antidote for the snake venom.

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Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

We need an antidote for this misinformation.

(antidot)

To counteract as an antidote.

* 2007 , Suzanne C. Lawton, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Asperger syndrome: natural steps toward a better life (page 143)

For his part, the patient must avoid some commonplace substances in order to avoid antidoting or stopping the action of the homeopathic remedy