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fumigate

[ fyoo-mi-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing.
  1. to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.


fumigate

/ ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfumiˌgator, noun
  • ˌfumiˈgation, noun
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Other Words From

  • fu·mi·ga·tion [fyoo-mi-, gey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • fu·mi·ga·to·ry [fyoo, -mi-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -gey-t, uh, -ree], adjective
  • un·fu·mi·gat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fumigate1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre “to smoke, fumigate,” equivalent to fūm(us) “smoke” + -igāre, combining form of agere “to drive, do”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fumigate1

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

The facilities use a toxic gas called ethylene oxide to sanitize medical and dental equipment and fumigate certain food products.

Homes were ransacked, belongings were burned in an effort to fumigate the area, and the city’s anti-infection posse looted shops and took sledgehammers to windows.

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To stop the spread of fungal diseases, farmers fumigate the soil with toxic chemicals that lay waste to the land, sparing not even the beneficial microbes teeming in the earth.

When the returning B-29s touched down, teams fumigated them to dissipate the smell of burning flesh.

The English were furious, threatening terrible things if any one attempted to fumigate them.

I had to burn my blankets and fumigate my tent before I could sleep in it again, but I guess I had better shut up.

A tar-pot having been found, Mr Collinson then sent the men below, to fumigate the cabin and the forepeak.

After eating heartily, more especially after supper, they burn certain gums and herbs and fumigate themselves to produce sleep.

If green fly makes its appearance, fumigate the house; but if only a few shoots are infested, dip them in tobacco water.

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