fumigate

(fyū'mĭ-gāt')

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -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.]

fumigation fu'mi·ga'tion n.
fumigator fu'mi·ga'tor n.

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IN BRIEF: To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially to destroy pests.

Use care when you fumigate any room to get rid of fleas in the carpet.

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Exposure to disinfecting fumes, e.g. formaldehyde.

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• Smells - fumigation: exposure to smoke or vapors, usu. in disinfectingprocess

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See words rhyming with "fumigate."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - desinficere, gennemryge, gøre duftende
v. intr. - behandle med røgbejdse

Nederlands (Dutch)
met gas behandelen (m.n. ter ontsmetting), parfumeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - fumiger, désinfecter par fumigation
v. intr. - être fumigé, être désinfecté par fumigation

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausräuchern, begasen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απολυμαίνω, θειαφίζω

Italiano (Italian)
disinfestare, fumigare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desinfetar (fumigar)

Русский (Russian)
дезинфицировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fumigar, sahumar
v. intr. - fumigar, sahumar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - desinficera, röka (trä)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烟熏, 熏蒸, 用香熏, 被熏蒸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 煙燻, 燻蒸, 用香燻
v. intr. - 被熏蒸

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 그을리다
v. intr. - ~에 향내가 배게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 煙でいぶす, 燻蒸する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطهر بالتعريض للدخان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיטא באדים, גיפר‬
v. intr. - ‮חיטא באדים, גיפר‬

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