English-Thai Dictionary

fumigate

VT อบ ควัน  รมควัน  aob-kwan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUMIGATE

v.t.[L. fumigo.] 1. To smoke; to perfume.
2. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke; as in chimistry, or in medicine by inhaling it, or in cleansing infected apartments.

 

FUMIGATED

pp. Smoked; exposed to smoke.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUMIGATE

Fu "mi *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fumigated; p. pr. & vb. n.Fumigating. ] Etym: [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.]

 

1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.

 

2. To smoke; to perfume. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fumigate

fu mi gate |ˈfyo͞oməˌgāt ˈfjuməˌgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] apply the fumes of certain chemicals to (an area ) to disinfect it or to rid it of vermin. DERIVATIVES fu mi gant |-gənt |noun, fu mi ga tion |ˌfyo͞oməˈgāSHən |noun, fu mi ga tor |-ˌgātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as fumigation, in the sense ‘the action of perfuming ’): from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated, ’ from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

fumigate

fu ¦mi |gate |ˈfjuːmɪgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] disinfect or purify (an area ) with the fumes of certain chemicals. DERIVATIVES fumigant noun, fumigation |-ˈgeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, fumigator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as fumigation, in the sense ‘the action of perfuming ’): from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated ’, from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fumigate

fumigate verb the prisoners' quarters are fumigated once a month: disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out. ANTONYMS soil.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fumigate

fumigate verb we got sulphur candles to fumigate the house: disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, sanitate, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out; smoke out; rare depollute, depurate, deterge.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fumigate

fu mi gate /fjúːmɪɡèɪt /動詞 他動詞 〈部屋など 〉を燻蒸 （くんじよう ）消毒 [殺虫 ]する .f ù mi g á tion 名詞 f ú mi g à tor 名詞 C 燻蒸消毒者 [装置, 器 ].