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fumigate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːmɪgeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfjumɪˌgeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅′mi gāt′)

Inflections of 'fumigate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fumigates
v 3rd person singular
fumigating
v pres p
fumigated
v past
fumigated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fu•mi•gate /ˈfyumɪˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto expose to fumes in order to kill pests.
fu•mi•ga•tion /ˌfyumɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
fu•mi•ga•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fu•mi•gate  (fyo̅o̅′mi gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
  • Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigāre to smoke, fumigate, equivalent. to fūm(us) smoke + -igāre (verb, verbal suffix based on -ig-, noun, nominal derivative of agere to drive, do, as in remex, stem remig- oarsman, hence remigāre to row)
  • 1520–30;
fu′mi•ga′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fumigate /ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt/ vb
  1. to treat (something contaminated or infected) with fumes or smoke
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produceˌfumiˈgation n ˈfumiˌgator n
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