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Definitions for Fumigate
[1] to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
[2] to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke
Words related to Fumigate
decontaminate, vaporize, deodorize, purify, sterilize, fan, sanitize, freshen, circulate, antisepticize
Words nearby Fumigate
fume cupboard, fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory
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 , adjective
fu′mi•ga′ tion n.
Word origin for Fumigate
C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce
Synonyms for Fumigate
decontaminate, antisepticize, circulate, deodorize, fan, freshen, purify, sanitize, sterilize, vaporize, air out