fumigate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fumigate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fumigate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumigate v treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Synonym(s): fumigate, fume
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.] 1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors. 2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.