suffumigate

[ suh-fyoo-mi-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, suf·fu·mi·gat·ed, suf·fu·mi·gat·ing.

1. to fumigate from below; apply fumes or smoke to.

suffumigate

/ səˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. tr to fumigate from or as if from beneath

Derived Forms

• sufˌfumiˈgation, noun

Other Words From

• suf·fumi·gation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffumigate¹

1580–90; < Latin suffūmigātus; suf-, fumigate

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffumigate¹

C16: from Latin suffūmigāre, from sub- + fūmigāre to fumigate

Example Sentences

At nine o'clock I placed her legs in a bath of lukewarm water, and taught her how to suffumigate.

From Project Gutenberg

Suffumigate, suf-fū′mi-gāt, v.t. to apply fumes to.—n.

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He was much given to debauchery, so that at some times the Daemons would not appear to the Speculator; he would then suffumigate: sometimes, to vex the spirits, he would curse them, fumigate with contraries.

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Associated words: capnomancy, flue, chimney, soot, tewel. smoke, v. reek; fume; infumate; fumigate; suffumigate; smolder. smoking, n. smoldering; fuming; fumigation; infumation suffumigation. smoky, a. fumid, fumy, sooty, reeky, fumacious, fuliginous. smooch, n. smutch, stain, smudge. smooth, v. level, plane, sleek, flatten, planish, levigate; facilitate, pave. smooth, a. even, plain, flat, level, abraded, levigated, slippery, sleek, glary; unruffled, placid; voluble, fluent; suave, oily, bland, insinuating, flattering, smooth-tongued.

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