fumigation

Variant of fumigate

transitive verb fumigated, fumigating

  1. to expose to the action of fumes, esp. in order to disinfect or kill the vermin in
  2. Archaic to perfume

Origin: < L fumigatus, pp. of fumigare, to smoke < fumus, smoke (see fume) + agere, to do: see act

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