[ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals
(e.g: we got sulphur candles to fumigate the house)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated’, from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke’