fumigate

[ fyoo-mi-geyt ]

/ ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪt /

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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 fumigate

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, adjective

Words nearby fumigate

fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory

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Example sentences from the Web for fumigate

The boys light torches at the new fire and run to fumigate the pastures.
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.|Sir James George Frazer
Honora would have liked to fumigate the house; and yet, at the same time, she thanked her stars for it.
A Modern Chronicle, Complete|Winston Churchill
Same time you can keep on fetching brush to fumigate your cat hole.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet
It will not be agreeable to fumigate the room or rooms, or even to have the smell of tobacco near the house from this cause.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert

What, for Miss Pavey to look horrors, and want to fumigate the house, after the advent of such a social leper?
The Vicar's People|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for fumigate

fumigate

/ (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb

to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke

Derived forms of fumigate

fumigation, nounfumigator, noun

Word Origin for fumigate

C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce

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Medical definitions for fumigate

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.

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 fumigate 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, adjective Words nearby fumigate fume 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 fumigate The boys light torches at the new fire and run to fumigate the pastures. Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.\|Sir James George Frazer Honora would have liked to fumigate the house; and yet, at the same time, she thanked her stars for it. A Modern Chronicle, Complete\|Winston Churchill Same time you can keep on fetching brush to fumigate your cat hole. Into the Primitive\|Robert Ames Bennet It will not be agreeable to fumigate the room or rooms, or even to have the smell of tobacco near the house from this cause. The American Flower Garden Directory\|Thomas Hibbert What, for Miss Pavey to look horrors, and want to fumigate the house, after the advent of such a social leper? The Vicar's People\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for fumigate fumigate / (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) / verb to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke Derived forms of fumigate fumigation, nounfumigator, noun Word Origin for fumigate C16: 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 Words related to fumigate decontaminate, vaporize, deodorize, purify, sterilize, fan, sanitize, freshen, circulate, antisepticize, air out Medical definitions for fumigate 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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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fumigate

verb (used with object), fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing.

Origin of fumigate

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British Dictionary definitions for fumigate

verb

Derived forms of fumigate

Word Origin for fumigate

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Medical definitions for fumigate

v.

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