fumigate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūmigātus, past participle of fūmigō, from fūmus (“smoke”).

Verb

fumigate (third-person singular simple present fumigates, present participle fumigating, simple past and past participle fumigated)

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

Derived terms

Translations

disinfect

Bulgarian: опушвам (bg) (opušvam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 熏製 (zh), 熏制 (zh) (xūnzhì), 香薰 (zh) (xiāngxūn), 消毒 (zh) (xiāodú)
Finnish: desinfioida (fi), savustaa (fi)
French: fumiger (fr)
Japanese: 消毒する (しょうどくする, shōdokusuru)

Latin: fūmigō
Maori: tāpoa (by using smoke)
Russian: оку́ривать (ru) (okúrivatʹ)
Spanish: fumigar (es)
Tagalog: suubin

Italian

Verb

fumigate

second-person plural present tense and imperative of fumigare

Latin

Verb

fūmigāte

second-person plural present active imperative of fūmigō

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