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Webster 1913 Edition


Fumigate

Fu′mi-gate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fumigated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fumigating
.]
[L.
fumigate
, p. p. of
fumigare
to fumigate, fr.
fumus
smoke. See
Fume
,
Noun.
]
1.
To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.
2.
To smoke; to perfume.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fumigate

FU'MIGATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. fumigo.]
1.
To smoke; to perfume.
2.
To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke; as in chimistry, or in medicine by inhaling it, or in cleansing infected apartments.