fumigate
[ fyoo-mi-geyt ]
/ ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪt /
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, noun fu·mi·ga·to·ry [fyoo-mi-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -gey-tuh-ree] /ˈfyu mɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˌgeɪ tə ri/, adjective sub·fu·mi·ga·tion, noun un·fu·mi·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby fumigate
fume cupboard,
fumed,
fumet,
fumeuse,
fumigant,
fumigate,
fumigator,
fuming,
fuming nitric acid,
fuming sulphuric acid,
fumitory
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British Dictionary definitions for fumigate
fumigate
/ (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb
to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke
Derived forms of fumigate
fumigation, noun fumigator, nounWord Origin for fumigate
C16: from Latin
fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from
fūmus smoke +
agere to drive, produce
Medical definitions for fumigate
fumigate
[ fyōō′mĭ-gāt′ ]
v.
To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.