fumigate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

smoke

fume

disinfect

smoke out

incense

perfume

make fragrant

freshen

sterilize

purify

refine

scent

hysterectomize

smeek

fume smoking

fumigate, to

gasear

cense

fumigar

deodorize

gas

reek

smudging

deodorise

fill with smoke

smoking

🚬

expose to vapor

expose to vapour

perfume with incense

besmoke

Translations

fumiger

fumigar

ausräuchern

desinfizieren

räuchern

fumigar

humear

sahumar

suffumicare

απολυμαίνω διά καπνού

fumer

désinfecter par fumigation

enfumer

affumicare

fūmigō

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/

Etymology

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