fumigate
verb
fu·mi·gate
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fumigated;
fumigating
Definition of fumigate
: to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
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Other Words from fumigate
fumigation
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noun
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noun
fumigator
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noun
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noun
Examples of fumigate in a Sentence
All the hospital rooms had to be fumigated.
We had to fumigate our apartment to get rid of the ants.
Recent Examples on the Web
And the government long ago scaled back campaigns to fumigate against disease-carrying mosquitoes. — Luciana Magalhaes And Juan Forero, WSJ, "Venezuela’s Health Crisis Is Crossing the Border," 31 Oct. 2018 Sometimes, owners neglect to clean — or fumigate — the home. — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, "How to handle a vacation rental disaster," 20 May 2018 While the accord says the government should co-operate with farmers to replace coca, the raw material for cocaine, with legal crops, Mr Duque wants to return to the practice, ended by Mr Santos, of fumigating coca from the air. — The Economist, "Colombia’s new president will struggle to heal his country’s divisions," 21 June 2018 In a history of the American gas chamber, Scott Christianson states that the fumigating agent Zyklon-B, which was licensed to American Cyanamid by the German company I. G. Farben, was considered as a lethal agent but found to be impractical. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "How American Racism Influenced Hitler," 23 Apr. 2018 The United States has spent more than a billion dollars on fighting Colombian cocaine by fumigating crops and trying to force farmers to plant substitutes for coca. — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, "Washington's war on drugs is failing. Does this former guerrilla have the answer? | Miami Herald," 1 May 2018 The management company then sent someone to fumigate the apartment, blanketing it in white powder. — BostonGlobe.com, "California family fets $1.6 million after 3-year-old was scarred by bedbugs," 5 Apr. 2018 The Lost Keith Haring Mural in Manhattan Zika Looms Port-au-Prince, Haiti—Government health workers fumigate the streets of Haiti’s capital on September 7 in an effort to stop the spread of mosquitoes that carry Zika and other diseases. — Newsweek, "December 02 Issue," 2 Dec. 2017 The shipment containing snails was fumigated, the release said. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "Customs officials find snails, fungus never before seen in U.S.," 27 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fumigate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fumigate
fumigate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of fumigate
: to remove germs, insects, etc., from (a room or building) with smoke or gas that destroys them
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fumigate
transitive verb
fu·mi·gate
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fumigated;
fumigating
Medical Definition of fumigate
: to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
Other Words from fumigate
fumigation
\ ˌfyü-mə-ˈgā-shən
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noun
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noun
fumigator
\ ˈfyü-mə-ˌgāt-ər
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noun
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noun
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