fumigate

pronunciation

How to pronounce fumigate in British English: UK [ˈfju:mɪgeɪt]word uk audio image

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  • Verb:
    treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

Word Origin

fumigate (v.)
1520s, "scent with perfumes," back-formation from fumigation. The older verb was simply fume (c. 1400). Meaning "apply smoke or fumes to," especially for cleansing purposes, is from 1781. Related: Fumigated; fumigating; fumigatory.

Synonym

Example

1. Organic strawberry growers don 't fumigate .
2. An exterminating company came in to fumigate .
3. We will have to cover the entire house and fumigate it .
4. We had to fumigate the cellar to get rid of cockroaches .
5. As preventive , spray plants withsystemicinsecticide or fumigate them regularly .

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