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< fumigant

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fu·mi·gate

(fy

-g

) KEY

VERB:
fu·mi·gat·ed, fu·mi·gat·ing, fu·mi·gates
VERB:
tr.

To subject to smoke or fumes, usually in order to exterminate pests or disinfect.

VERB:
intr.

To employ smoke or fumes in order to exterminate or disinfect.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin fmigre, fmigt-, to smoke : fmus, smoke + agere, to drive, make; see ag- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
fumi·gation(Noun), fumi·gator(Noun)

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