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fumigate

Best crossword clue

"Disinfect by gas"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aefgimtuStarts with FEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

Word origin

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin fūmigātus, perfect passive participle of fūmigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūmus (“smoke”).

Used in a sentence

  • They fumigated the Church with burnt wool and feathers instead of incense, put foul water into the holy-water basins, and celebrated a parody on the Church-service, the mock Abbot officiating at the altar; […]
  • ‘Pest control are coming too. They’ll be fumigating the place.’

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