[fyoo-mi-geyt] 
| to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc. |
[fyoo-mi-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -gey-tuh-ree] , adjective | fu·mi·gate (fyōō'mĭ-gāt') v. fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing, fu·mi·gates v. tr. To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect. v. intr. To employ smoke or fumes in order to exterminate or disinfect. [Latin fūmigāre, fūmigāt-, to smoke : fūmus, smoke + agere, to drive, make; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] fu'mi·ga'tion n., fu'mi·ga'tor n. |
fumigate fu·mi·gate (fy&oomacr;'mĭ-gāt')
v. fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing, fu·mi·gates
To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.