fumigate
/fˈjuːməˌɡeɪt/FYOO-muh-gayt
/fˈjuməˌɡeɪt/FYOO-muh-gayt
Meaningto smoke out
Common meaning: to clean with smoke or gas
- fumsmoke, vapourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 791 · scan
- igstem link: driving, making (from Latin agere)
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fūmus ‘smoke, vapour’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fūmus, p. 791 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fūmus Latin “smoke, vapour”
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