Definition of fumigate in English:

fumigate

verb ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtˈfjuməˌɡeɪt

[with object]

Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.
用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化）
we got sulphur candles to fumigate the house
Example sentencesExamples
- But we have already taken action by fumigating the area to prevent new cases,’ Asep said.
- Last year a record area was fumigated but there was a small increase in coca production.
- When fields are fumigated, good and bad microbes alike may be wiped out.
- ‘Virtually all conventional spices sold in the United States are fumigated [sterilized] with hazardous chemicals that are banned in Europe,’ he says.
- Termites have invaded the Bundy home and they have to spend the night in Al's shoe store while the house is being fumigated.
- None of our neighbors got dengue fever because the area had been fumigated several times,’ Zaidah told the Post.
- The only way to eradicate these diseases is to sterilize or fumigate the soil.
- The first priest said he had tried sealing off the tower and fumigating it.
- Due to a lack of funding, the health office will only fumigate those areas where the disease has claimed lives.
- Researchers have developed a promising new technique for fumigating export consignments of Australian cut flowers using an environment-friendly phosphine formulation instead of methyl bromide.
- Other people fumigate cockroach infested houses.
- Do not fumigate a greenhouse adjoining a dwelling without notifying the occupants before fumigation.
- In the Pacific Northwest, where much of the U.S. potato crop is grown, farmers often spend $250 an acre chemically fumigating their fields to get rid of the nematode before planting time.
- According to the Domestic Bursar, requests were received from students, ‘who had consulted various internet sites and believed their rooms could be fumigated without them having to move out’.
- To provide that protection, growers often fumigate their fields before planting.
- The most - intensively fumigated terrestrial sites have no vegetation, but further away a few pollution-tolerant species are present.
- The U.S. State Department says that only large coca plantations are fumigated.
- When a buyer calls, the seller suggests meeting in a parking lot or on a street corner, giving the excuse that his house is being fumigated or he has relatives visiting.
- These days, a house under attack from drywood termites may be chemically fumigated through a process known as tenting.
- Phosphine readings should be taken from within the fumigated structure to insure proper gas concentrations.
Synonyms
disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, sanitate, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out
smoke out
rare depollute, depurate, deterge

Derivatives

fumigant

noun ˈfjuːmɪɡ(ə)ntˈfjuməɡənt

A chemical that produces fumes used to disinfect or purify an area.
soil fumigants used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees
Example sentencesExamples
- In the past five years, nearly a million acres of land in Colombia has been blitzed and sterilized by pesticides and fumigants.
- Ethylene oxide is a disinfectant, fumigant, and sterilizer, and its derivatives have a wide range of industrial and commercial uses.
- And it could serve as an alternative to methyl bromide and other soil fumigants typically used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees.

fumigation

noun fjuːmɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nˌfjuməˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The action or process of disinfecting or purifying an area with the fumes of certain chemicals.
用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化）
the students are part of an effort to eliminate mosquitoes through fumigation
Example sentencesExamples
- The local government has tried to prevent the spread of the disease by warning people about the dangers of dengue fever, fumigation, and eliminating mosquito-breeding places.
- To the international community the justification of the fumigations appear valid.
- ‘These fumigations are destroying our environment,’ he says, ‘because every time they fumigate fields, the peasants plant again on new land, and they're moving deeper into the jungles.’

fumigator

noun

If you have a cockroach problem, call in a fumigator instead.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's also much more expensive to clean up and much more damaging to the proprietor seen as they usually cannot use a room I've just vacated - not until the fumigators have finished anyway.
- We don't need lawyers here; we need fumigators.
- Pest controllers and fumigators are employed by pest control companies, or they may be self-employed.
- Angel is a fumigator who visits a wine growing area in order to kill the woodlice that infest the soil.

Origin

Mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as fumigation, in the sense 'the action of perfuming'): from Latin fumigat- 'fumigated', from the verb fumigare, from fumus 'smoke'.

We would fumigate a room today if we wanted to disinfect it, but the earliest use was ‘to perfume’, of which it is also the root, from the same period, from the pleasant smell of incense. It comes ultimately from Latin fumus ‘smoke’, which also gives us fume (Late Middle English). See also funk

Definition of fumigate in US English:

fumigate

verbˈfyo͞oməˌɡātˈfjuməˌɡeɪt

[with object]

Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.
用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化）
we got sulfur candles to fumigate the house
Example sentencesExamples
- None of our neighbors got dengue fever because the area had been fumigated several times,’ Zaidah told the Post.
- Termites have invaded the Bundy home and they have to spend the night in Al's shoe store while the house is being fumigated.
- The first priest said he had tried sealing off the tower and fumigating it.
- The most - intensively fumigated terrestrial sites have no vegetation, but further away a few pollution-tolerant species are present.
- To provide that protection, growers often fumigate their fields before planting.
- When fields are fumigated, good and bad microbes alike may be wiped out.
- In the Pacific Northwest, where much of the U.S. potato crop is grown, farmers often spend $250 an acre chemically fumigating their fields to get rid of the nematode before planting time.
- The U.S. State Department says that only large coca plantations are fumigated.
- Other people fumigate cockroach infested houses.
- These days, a house under attack from drywood termites may be chemically fumigated through a process known as tenting.
- ‘Virtually all conventional spices sold in the United States are fumigated [sterilized] with hazardous chemicals that are banned in Europe,’ he says.
- Phosphine readings should be taken from within the fumigated structure to insure proper gas concentrations.
- Due to a lack of funding, the health office will only fumigate those areas where the disease has claimed lives.
- But we have already taken action by fumigating the area to prevent new cases,’ Asep said.
- When a buyer calls, the seller suggests meeting in a parking lot or on a street corner, giving the excuse that his house is being fumigated or he has relatives visiting.
- According to the Domestic Bursar, requests were received from students, ‘who had consulted various internet sites and believed their rooms could be fumigated without them having to move out’.
- Researchers have developed a promising new technique for fumigating export consignments of Australian cut flowers using an environment-friendly phosphine formulation instead of methyl bromide.
- The only way to eradicate these diseases is to sterilize or fumigate the soil.
- Do not fumigate a greenhouse adjoining a dwelling without notifying the occupants before fumigation.
- Last year a record area was fumigated but there was a small increase in coca production.
Synonyms
disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, sanitate, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out

Origin

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

词汇	fumigate
释义	Definition of fumigate in English: fumigate verb ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪtˈfjuməˌɡeɪt [with object] Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals. 用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化） we got sulphur candles to fumigate the house Example sentencesExamples But we have already taken action by fumigating the area to prevent new cases,’ Asep said. Last year a record area was fumigated but there was a small increase in coca production. When fields are fumigated, good and bad microbes alike may be wiped out. ‘Virtually all conventional spices sold in the United States are fumigated [sterilized] with hazardous chemicals that are banned in Europe,’ he says. Termites have invaded the Bundy home and they have to spend the night in Al's shoe store while the house is being fumigated. None of our neighbors got dengue fever because the area had been fumigated several times,’ Zaidah told the Post. The only way to eradicate these diseases is to sterilize or fumigate the soil. The first priest said he had tried sealing off the tower and fumigating it. Due to a lack of funding, the health office will only fumigate those areas where the disease has claimed lives. Researchers have developed a promising new technique for fumigating export consignments of Australian cut flowers using an environment-friendly phosphine formulation instead of methyl bromide. Other people fumigate cockroach infested houses. Do not fumigate a greenhouse adjoining a dwelling without notifying the occupants before fumigation. In the Pacific Northwest, where much of the U.S. potato crop is grown, farmers often spend $250 an acre chemically fumigating their fields to get rid of the nematode before planting time. According to the Domestic Bursar, requests were received from students, ‘who had consulted various internet sites and believed their rooms could be fumigated without them having to move out’. To provide that protection, growers often fumigate their fields before planting. The most - intensively fumigated terrestrial sites have no vegetation, but further away a few pollution-tolerant species are present. The U.S. State Department says that only large coca plantations are fumigated. When a buyer calls, the seller suggests meeting in a parking lot or on a street corner, giving the excuse that his house is being fumigated or he has relatives visiting. These days, a house under attack from drywood termites may be chemically fumigated through a process known as tenting. Phosphine readings should be taken from within the fumigated structure to insure proper gas concentrations. Synonyms disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, sanitate, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out smoke out rare depollute, depurate, deterge Derivatives fumigant noun ˈfjuːmɪɡ(ə)ntˈfjuməɡənt A chemical that produces fumes used to disinfect or purify an area. soil fumigants used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees Example sentencesExamples In the past five years, nearly a million acres of land in Colombia has been blitzed and sterilized by pesticides and fumigants. Ethylene oxide is a disinfectant, fumigant, and sterilizer, and its derivatives have a wide range of industrial and commercial uses. And it could serve as an alternative to methyl bromide and other soil fumigants typically used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees. fumigation noun fjuːmɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nˌfjuməˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun The action or process of disinfecting or purifying an area with the fumes of certain chemicals. 用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化） the students are part of an effort to eliminate mosquitoes through fumigation Example sentencesExamples The local government has tried to prevent the spread of the disease by warning people about the dangers of dengue fever, fumigation, and eliminating mosquito-breeding places. To the international community the justification of the fumigations appear valid. ‘These fumigations are destroying our environment,’ he says, ‘because every time they fumigate fields, the peasants plant again on new land, and they're moving deeper into the jungles.’ fumigator noun If you have a cockroach problem, call in a fumigator instead. Example sentencesExamples It's also much more expensive to clean up and much more damaging to the proprietor seen as they usually cannot use a room I've just vacated - not until the fumigators have finished anyway. We don't need lawyers here; we need fumigators. Pest controllers and fumigators are employed by pest control companies, or they may be self-employed. Angel is a fumigator who visits a wine growing area in order to kill the woodlice that infest the soil. Origin Mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as fumigation, in the sense 'the action of perfuming'): from Latin fumigat- 'fumigated', from the verb fumigare, from fumus 'smoke'. We would fumigate a room today if we wanted to disinfect it, but the earliest use was ‘to perfume’, of which it is also the root, from the same period, from the pleasant smell of incense. It comes ultimately from Latin fumus ‘smoke’, which also gives us fume (Late Middle English). See also funk Definition of fumigate in US English: fumigate verbˈfyo͞oməˌɡātˈfjuməˌɡeɪt [with object] Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals. 用烟熏（某地）进行消毒（或净化） we got sulfur candles to fumigate the house Example sentencesExamples None of our neighbors got dengue fever because the area had been fumigated several times,’ Zaidah told the Post. Termites have invaded the Bundy home and they have to spend the night in Al's shoe store while the house is being fumigated. The first priest said he had tried sealing off the tower and fumigating it. The most - intensively fumigated terrestrial sites have no vegetation, but further away a few pollution-tolerant species are present. To provide that protection, growers often fumigate their fields before planting. When fields are fumigated, good and bad microbes alike may be wiped out. In the Pacific Northwest, where much of the U.S. potato crop is grown, farmers often spend $250 an acre chemically fumigating their fields to get rid of the nematode before planting time. The U.S. State Department says that only large coca plantations are fumigated. Other people fumigate cockroach infested houses. These days, a house under attack from drywood termites may be chemically fumigated through a process known as tenting. ‘Virtually all conventional spices sold in the United States are fumigated [sterilized] with hazardous chemicals that are banned in Europe,’ he says. Phosphine readings should be taken from within the fumigated structure to insure proper gas concentrations. Due to a lack of funding, the health office will only fumigate those areas where the disease has claimed lives. But we have already taken action by fumigating the area to prevent new cases,’ Asep said. When a buyer calls, the seller suggests meeting in a parking lot or on a street corner, giving the excuse that his house is being fumigated or he has relatives visiting. According to the Domestic Bursar, requests were received from students, ‘who had consulted various internet sites and believed their rooms could be fumigated without them having to move out’. Researchers have developed a promising new technique for fumigating export consignments of Australian cut flowers using an environment-friendly phosphine formulation instead of methyl bromide. The only way to eradicate these diseases is to sterilize or fumigate the soil. Do not fumigate a greenhouse adjoining a dwelling without notifying the occupants before fumigation. Last year a record area was fumigated but there was a small increase in coca production. Synonyms disinfect, purify, sterilize, sanitize, sanitate, decontaminate, cleanse, clean out Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin fumigat- ‘fumigated’, from the verb fumigare, from fumus ‘smoke’.
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