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Fumigate

//ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals. transitive

    "They fumigated the Church with burnt wool and feathers instead of incense, put foul water into the holy-water basins, and celebrated a parody on the Church-service, the mock Abbot officiating at the altar; […]"

  2. 2
    treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin fūmigātus, perfect passive participle of fūmigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūmus (“smoke”).

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