fumigate

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/

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

1. (transitive) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 87:

     ‘Pest control are coming too. They’ll be fumigating the place.’

fumigate

1. inflection of fumigare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

fumigate f pl

1. feminine plural of fumigato

fūmigāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fūmigō