fumigate

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.

Exposure to disinfecting fumes, e.g. formaldehyde.

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.

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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