FUMIGATE - 9 definitions found
fumigate v 1: treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests [syn: fumigate, fume] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) fumigate transitive verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Latin fumigatus, past participle of fumigare, from fumus + -igare (akin to Latin agere to drive) — more at agent Date: 1781 to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests • fumigation noun • fumigator noun Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary fumigate (fumigates, fumigating, fumigated) If you fumigate something, you get rid of germs or insects from it using special chemicals. ...fruit which has been treated with insecticide and fumigated. VERB: V n • fumigation Methods of control involved poisoning and fumigation. N-UNCOUNT Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fumigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fumigating.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.] 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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms fumigate v. a. Smoke, expose to smoke or vapor, cleanse by smoke or vapor. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) fumigate ˈfju:mɪɡeɪt v. disinfect, cleanse, purify, sanitize, sterilize, decontaminate: There have been no insects since the kitchen was fumigated. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 50 Moby Thesaurus words for "fumigate": aerate, aerify, antisepticize, aromatize, atomize, autoclave, boil, carbonate, cense, chlorinate, cleanse, decontaminate, delouse, disinfect, distill, embalm, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fluidize, fractionate, freshen the air, fume, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, hygienize, incense, odorize, oxygenate, pasteurize, perfume, purify, reek, sanitate, sanitize, scent, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sterilize, sublimate, sublime, thurify, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize |
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