suffumigate

[ suh-fyoo-mi-geyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, suf·fu·mi·gat·ed, suf·fu·mi·gat·ing.

suffumigate

/ səˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt /

1580–90; < Latin suffūmigātus; suf-, fumigate

C16: from Latin suffūmigāre, from sub- + fūmigāre to fumigate

At nine o'clock I placed her legs in a bath of lukewarm water, and taught her how to suffumigate.

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