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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUMIGATION

n.[L. fumigatio.] 1. The act of smoking or applying smoke, as in chimistry for softening a metal, or in the healing art by inhaling the smoke of certain substances. Expectoration is often assisted and sometimes ulcers of the lungs healed by fumigation. Fumigation is also used in cleansing infected rooms.
2. Vapors; scent raised by fire.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FUMIGATION

Fum `iga "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fumigation. ]

 

1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

 

2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.

 

French Dictionary

fumigation

fumigation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’utiliser des fumées désinfectantes ou insecticides. 2 Inhalation de vapeurs médicamenteuses.