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mɪˌgeɪt verb (used with object), fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing.
to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate, equivalent to fūm(us) smoke + -igāre (v. suffix based on -ig-, noun derivative of agere to drive, do, as in remex, stem remig- oarsman, hence remigāre to row)
1520–30; < Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate, equivalent to fūm(us) smoke + -igāre (v. suffix based on -ig-, noun derivative of agere to drive, do, as in remex, stem remig- oarsman, hence remigāre to row)
Related forms
fu·mi·ga·tion, noun
sub·fu·mi·ga·tion, noun
un·fu·mi·gat·ed, adjective
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fumigate (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke | |
| [C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce] | |
| fumi'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'fumigator | |
| —n | |
| fumigate (ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke | |
| [C16: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce] | |
| fumi'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'fumigator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fumigation
late 14c., "make aromatic smoke as part of a ceremony," from O.Fr. fumigation, from L. fumigationem (nom. fumigatio), from fumigare "to smoke," from fumus "smoke, fume" + root of agere "to drive" (see act). Sense of "expose (someone or something) to aromatic fumes" is c.1400,
originally as a medicinal or therapeutic treatment.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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.
fu'mi·ga'tion n.
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Example sentences
Fumigation is another procedure that adds cost and time to border crossings of agricultural products.
Fumigation of fruit using methyl bromide is an important quarantine treatment against many pests, including fruit flies.
Proper dispensing equipment and training in fumigation is necessary and required to ensure a safe and effective fumigation.
Methyl bromide is a widely used pesticide for fumigation of stored product pests.
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