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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•mi•gate /ˈfyumɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - Chemistryto expose to fumes in order to kill pests.
fu•mi•ga•tion /ˌfyumɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] fu•mi•ga•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•mi•gate (fyo̅o̅′mi gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - Chemistryto expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
- Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate, equivalent. to fūm(us) smoke + -igāre (verb, verbal suffix based on -ig-, noun, nominal derivative of agere to drive, do, as in remex, stem remig- oarsman, hence remigāre to row)
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