fumigate
[ fyoo-mi-geyt ]
/ ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪt /
verb (used with object), fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing.
to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
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1520–30; < Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate, equivalent to fūm(us) smoke + -igāre (v. suffix based on -ig-, noun derivative of agere to drive, do, as in remex, stem remig- oarsman, hence remigāre to row)
OTHER WORDS FROM fumigate
fu·mi·ga·tion, nounfu·mi·ga·to·ry [fyoo-mi-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -gey-tuh-ree] /ˈfyu mɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˌgeɪ tə ri/, adjectivesub·fu·mi·ga·tion, nounun·fu·mi·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby fumigate
fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory
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British Dictionary definitions for fumigation
fumigate
/ (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb
to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke
Derived forms of fumigate
fumigation, nounfumigator, nounWord Origin for fumigate
C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce
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Medical definitions for fumigation
fumigate
[ fyōō′mĭ-gāt′ ]
v.
To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.
Other words from fumigate
fu′mi•ga′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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