Definitions
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.’”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Disinfect by gas”8 letters
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