fumigation
/ˌfjuːmɪˈɡeɪʃən/fyoo-mih-GAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌfjumɪˈɡeɪʃən/fyoo-mih-GAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of fumigating
Common meaning: cleaning with smoke or fumes
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- fumsmoke, vapourLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 791 · scan
- igstem link: driving, making (from Latin agere)
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinfūmus‘smoke, vapour’
- Englishfumigate‘to clean with smoke or gas’
- Englishformed in English from fumigatefumigation‘cleaning with smoke or fumes’ · today
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
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from fumigate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FUMIGATE, p.222 · scan
Roots
- fūmus Latin “smoke, vapour”
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