fumigate

ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt

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Definition of fumigate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

sanitation

TECH.

treat with smoke or fumes to disinfect or exterminate pests

TECH.

They had to fumigate the house to eliminate the termite infestation..
The farmers decided to fumigate the barn to protect the crops.
We need to fumigate the basement to get rid of the mold.

purify

sterilize

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Origin of fumigate

Latin, fumigare (to smoke)

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fume

fumigate

treat something with fumes for a purpose

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French:fumiger, ...
German:ausräuchern, ...
Italian:fumigare, ...
Spanish:fumigar, ...
Portuguese:fumigar, ...
Chinese:熏蒸, ...
Japanese:燻蒸する, ...
Arabic:دَخَّنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַטֵּא בְּעָשָׁן, ...
Russian:фумигировать, ...
Ukrainian:дезінфікувати димом, ...
Hindi:धूम्रीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:ধোঁয়া দিয়ে জীবাণুমুক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:fumigar, ...
Czech:fumigovat, ...
Danish:røge ud, ...
Dutch:ontsmetten, ...
Greek:καπνίζω, ...
Hungarian:gázosítani, ...
Khmer:បាញ់ថ្នាំកម្ចាត់សត្វល្អិត, ...
Korean:훈증하다, ...
Persian:دود دادن, ...
Polish:odymić, ...
Portuguese (BR):fumigar, ...
Romanian:a fumiga, ...
Swedish:röka ut, ...
Thai:รมควัน, ...
Turkish:ilaçlamak, ...
Vietnamese:hun khói, ...

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