fumigate

Betekenis (Engels)

To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin fūmigātus, perfect passive participle of fūmigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūmus (“smoke”).

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