wean sb off sth
(US also wean sb from sth) — phrasal verb with wean /wiːn/ verb [T]Definition
› to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them: It's difficult to wean an addict off cocaine once they're hooked. The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.Causing something to endComing to an endAddictionDrug addictionDrugs - general wordsSpecific types of drug
(Definition of wean sb off sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- addicted adjective
- addictive adjective
- alcoholic noun
- alcoholism noun
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- detox verb
- detoxification centre noun
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