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fumigate
fu·mi·gate F0360900 (fyo͞o′mĭ-gāt′)v. fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing, fu·mi·gates v.tr. To subject to smoke or fumes, especially of certain chemicals, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.v.intr. To employ smoke or fumes in order to exterminate or disinfect. [Latin fūmigāre, fūmigāt-, to smoke : fūmus, smoke + agere, to drive, make; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] fu′mi·ga′tion n.fu′mi·ga′tor n.fumigate (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) vb (Chemistry) to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke[C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce] ˌfumiˈgation n ˈfumiˌgator nfu•mi•gate (ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪt) v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or in exterminating vermin. [1520–30; < Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate] fu`mi•ga′tion, n. fumigate Past participle: fumigated Gerund: fumigating
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fumigate | fumigate |
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I fumigate | you fumigate | he/she/it fumigates | we fumigate | you fumigate | they fumigate |
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I fumigated | you fumigated | he/she/it fumigated | we fumigated | you fumigated | they fumigated |
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I am fumigating | you are fumigating | he/she/it is fumigating | we are fumigating | you are fumigating | they are fumigating |
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I have fumigated | you have fumigated | he/she/it has fumigated | we have fumigated | you have fumigated | they have fumigated |
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I was fumigating | you were fumigating | he/she/it was fumigating | we were fumigating | you were fumigating | they were fumigating |
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I had fumigated | you had fumigated | he/she/it had fumigated | we had fumigated | you had fumigated | they had fumigated |
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I will fumigate | you will fumigate | he/she/it will fumigate | we will fumigate | you will fumigate | they will fumigate |
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I will have fumigated | you will have fumigated | he/she/it will have fumigated | we will have fumigated | you will have fumigated | they will have fumigated |
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I will be fumigating | you will be fumigating | he/she/it will be fumigating | we will be fumigating | you will be fumigating | they will be fumigating |
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I have been fumigating | you have been fumigating | he/she/it has been fumigating | we have been fumigating | you have been fumigating | they have been fumigating |
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I will have been fumigating | you will have been fumigating | he/she/it will have been fumigating | we will have been fumigating | you will have been fumigating | they will have been fumigating |
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I had been fumigating | you had been fumigating | he/she/it had been fumigating | we had been fumigating | you had been fumigating | they had been fumigating |
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I would fumigate | you would fumigate | he/she/it would fumigate | we would fumigate | you would fumigate | they would fumigate |
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I would have fumigated | you would have fumigated | he/she/it would have fumigated | we would have fumigated | you would have fumigated | they would have fumigated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | fumigate - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pestsfumeprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" |
fumigateverb disinfect, cleanse, purify, sterilize, sanitize, clean out or up I'm going to fumigate the greenhouse.TranslationsfumigersuffumicarefumigazioneEncyclopediaSeefumigationfumigate
fu·mi·gate (fyū'mi-gāt), To expose to the action of smoke or of fumes of any kind as a means of disinfection or eradication. [L. fumigo pp. -atus, to fumigate, fr. fumus, smoke, + ago, to drive] fumigate (fyo͞o′mĭ-gāt′)v. fumi·gated, fumi·gating, fumi·gates v.tr. To subject to smoke or fumes, especially of certain chemicals, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.v.intr. To employ smoke or fumes in order to exterminate or disinfect. fu′mi·ga′tion n.fu′mi·ga′tor n.fu·mi·gate (fyū'mi-gāt) To expose to the action of smoke or fumes as a means of disinfection or eradication. [L. fumigo pp. -atus, to fumigate, fr. fumus, smoke, + ago, to drive]fu·mi·gate (fyū'mi-gāt) To expose to action of smoke or fumes of any kind to disinfect or eradicate. [L. fumigo pp. -atus, to fumigate, fr. fumus, smoke, + ago, to drive]fumigate
Synonyms for fumigateverb disinfectSynonyms- disinfect
- cleanse
- purify
- sterilize
- sanitize
- clean out or up
Synonyms for fumigateverb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pestsSynonymsRelated Words |