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   fumigate

   /ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals: "we got sulphur candles to fumigate the house"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated’, from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fumigator noun

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