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Fumigate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Fumigate has 1 sense
- fumigate(v = verb.perception) fume - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests; Array is one way to process, treat
Derived forms noun fume1, noun fumigant1, noun fumigation1, noun fumigator2, noun fumigator1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
- To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors. [1913 Webster]
- To smoke; to perfume. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Fumigate, v.tr.
1 disinfect or purify with fumes.
2 apply fumes to.
1 disinfect or purify with fumes.
2 apply fumes to.
Derivative
fumigant n. fumigation n. fumigator n.
Etymology
L fumigare fumigat- f. fumus smoke
THESAURUS
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, volatilizeROGET THESAURUS
Fumigate
Cleanness
VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.Vaporization
VB render gaseous, vaporize, volatilize, distill, sublime, evaporate, exhale, smoke, transpire, emit vapor, fume, reek, steam, fumigate, cohobate, finestill, bubble, sparge, effervesce, boil.
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