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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.

Definition 2024

fumigate

fumigate

English

Verb

fumigate ‎(third-person singular simple present fumigates, present participle fumigating, simple past and past participle fumigated)

  1. (transitive) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.

Translations

Derived terms

Italian

Verb

fumigate

  1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of fumigare

Latin

Verb

fūmigāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fūmigō

Etymology

From Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre, from fūmus ‎(“smoke”).

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