| 单词 | fumigate |
| 释义 | fumigate[ fyoo-mi-geyt ] / ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fumigate ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of fumigate1520–30; <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 fumigatefu·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 fumigatefume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fumigateBritish Dictionary definitions for fumigatefumigate / (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) / verbto treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke Derived forms of fumigatefumigation, nounfumigator, nounWord Origin for fumigateC16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fumigatefumigate [ fyōō′mĭ-gāt′ ] v.To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect. Other words from fumigatefu′mi•ga′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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