Definitions for fumigate
ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪtfu·mi·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fumigate, fumeverb

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fumigateverb

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

2. Etymology: From fumigatus, past participle of fumigare, from fūmus "smoke"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To FUMIGATEverb

   Etymology: from fumus, Latin; fumiger, Fr.

   1. To smoke; to perfume by smoke or vapour.

   Would’st thou preserve thy famish’d family,
   With fragrant thyme the city fumigate,
   And break the waxen walls to save the state. John Dryden, Virg.

   2. To medicate or heal by vapours.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fumigate

   Fumigation is a method of pest control or the removal of harmful micro-organisms by completely filling an area with gaseous pesticides—or fumigants—to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is used to control pests in buildings (structural fumigation), soil, grain, and produce. Fumigation is also used during the processing of goods for import or export to prevent the transfer of exotic organisms. Structural fumigation targets pests inside buildings (usually residences), including pests that inhabit the physical structure itself, such as woodborers and drywood termites. Commodity fumigation, on the other hand, is also to be conducted inside a physical structure, such as a storage unit, but it aims to eliminate pests from infesting physical goods, usually food products, by killing pests within the container which will house them. Each fumigation lasts for a certain duration. This is because after spraying the pesticides, or fumigants, only the pests around are eradicated.

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1. fumigate

   To fumigate is to disinfect or purify an area by filling it with smoke or fumes of certain chemicals to exterminate pests or other harmful substances. This process is often used in agriculture to kill insects, fungus, bacteria, or other organisms that may damage crops or in homes to get rid of pests. It can also be used to sanitize the air or objects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fumigatenoun

   to apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors

2. Fumigatenoun

   to smoke; to perfume

3. Etymology: [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fumigate

   fūm′i-gāt, v.t. to expose to smoke or gas, to expose to fumes, as of sulphur, for purposes of disinfecting: to perfume.—ns. Fumigā′tion, act of fumigating or of applying purifying smoke, &c., to; Fum′igator, a brazier for burning disinfectants, &c.—adj. Fum′igatory. [L. fumigāre, -ātum.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fumigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of fumigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fumigate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fumigate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fumigate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumigate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fumigate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fumigate