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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FU'MIGATE, v.t. [L. fumigo.]
1. To smoke; to perfume.
2. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke; as in chimistry, or in medicine by inhaling it, or in cleansing infected apartments.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests [syn: fumigate, fume]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-gated; -gating) Etymology: Latin fumigatus, past participle of fumigare, from fumus + -igare (akin to Latin agere to drive) — more at agent Date: 1781 to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests • fumigation noun • fumigator noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 disinfect or purify with fumes. 2 apply fumes to. Derivatives: fumigant n. fumigation n. fumigator n. Etymology: L fumigare fumigat- f. fumus smoke

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fumigate Fu"mi*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fumigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fumigating.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.] 1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors. 2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(fumigates, fumigating, fumigated) If you fumigate something, you get rid of germs or insects from it using special chemicals. ...fruit which has been treated with insecticide and fumigated. VERB: V n • fumigation Methods of control involved poisoning and fumigation.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Smoke, expose to smoke or vapor, cleanse by smoke or vapor.

Moby Thesaurus

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, volatilize