Fumigate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈuːmᵻɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈuːmɪɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈuːmɪɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fjˈuːmᵻɡˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fume

Word Forms

fume	noun	a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
fumigation	noun	the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
fumigant	noun	a chemical substance used in fumigation
fumigator	noun	someone whose job is to fumigate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausräuchern

mit Dämpfen behandeln, Dämpfen aussetzen, insbesondere mit dem Ziel, Schädlinge zu desinfizieren oder auszurotten

🇫🇷French

fumiger

traiter avec des fumées, exposer aux fumées, notamment dans le but de désinfecter ou d'éradiquer des nuisibles

🇪🇸Spanish

fumigar

tratar con vapores, exponer a vapores, especialmente con el objetivo de desinfectar o erradicar plagas

🇮🇹Italian

fumigare

trattare con fumi, esporre a fumi, soprattutto con lo scopo di disinfettare o eradicare parassiti

🇳🇱Dutch

uitroken

behandelen met dampen, blootstellen aan dampen, vooral met het doel ongedierte te desinfecteren of uit te roeien

🇵🇹Portuguese

fumigar

tratar com vapores, expor a vapores, especialmente com o objetivo de desinfetar ou erradicar pragas

🇷🇺Russian

окуривать

обрабатывать парами, подвергать воздействию паров, особенно с целью обеззараживания или уничтожения вредителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूप देना

धुएं से उपचार करें, धुएं के संपर्क में आएं, विशेष रूप से कीटाणुरहित करने या कीटों को खत्म करने के उद्देश्य से

🇧🇩Bengali

ধোঁয়া

ধোঁয়া দিয়ে চিকিত্সা করা, ধোঁয়ার সংস্পর্শে আসা, বিশেষত কীটপতঙ্গ জীবাণুমুক্ত বা নির্মূল করার লক্ষ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

புகையூட்டு

குறிப்பாக பூச்சிகளை கிருமி நீக்கம் செய்யும் அல்லது அழிக்கும் நோக்கத்துடன், புகையுடன் சிகிச்சை செய்யவும், புகைகளை வெளிப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధూమపానం చేయండి

పొగలతో చికిత్స చేయండి, పొగలను బహిర్గతం చేయండి, ముఖ్యంగా తెగుళ్ళను క్రిమిసంహారక లేదా నిర్మూలించే లక్ష్యంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

धुवा

धुके सह उपचार करा, धुके उघड करा, विशेषत: कीटक निर्जंतुकीकरण किंवा निर्मूलनाच्या उद्देशाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધુમાડો

ધુમાડાથી સારવાર કરો, ધૂમાડાના સંપર્કમાં, ખાસ કરીને જંતુનાશક અથવા નાબૂદીના ઉદ્દેશ્ય સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೂಮಪಾನ ಮಾಡು

ಹೊಗೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡಿ, ಹೊಗೆಗೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೀಟಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋಂಕುರಹಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്യൂമിഗേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

പുക ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ചികിത്സിക്കുക, പുകയെ തുറന്നുകാട്ടുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കീടങ്ങളെ അണുവിമുക്തമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉന്മൂലനം ചെയ്യുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦ

ਧੂੰਏਂ ਨਾਲ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰੋ, ਧੂੰਏਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰੋ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੀੜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਗਾਣੂ ਮੁਕਤ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਤਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوئیں

دھوئیں کے ساتھ علاج کریں، دھوئیں کو بے نقاب کریں، خاص طور پر کیڑوں کو جراثیم سے پاک کرنے یا ختم کرنے کے مقصد سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熏

用烟雾处理，暴露于烟雾中，尤其是为了消毒或消灭害虫

🇯🇵Japanese

燻蒸する

特に害虫の消毒や駆除を目的として、煙霧で処理する、煙霧にさらすこと

🇰🇷Korean

훈증 소독하다

연기로 처리, 연기에 노출, 특히 해충을 소독하거나 박멸할 목적으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xông khói

xử lý bằng khói, tiếp xúc với khói, đặc biệt với mục đích khử trùng hoặc diệt trừ sâu bệnh

🇹🇭Thai

รมควัน

บำบัดด้วยควัน สัมผัสกับควัน โดยเฉพาะเพื่อฆ่าเชื้อหรือกำจัดสัตว์รบกวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengasapi

obati dengan asap, paparkan pada asap, terutama dengan tujuan untuk mendisinfeksi atau membasmi hama

🇵🇭Filipino

magpausok

gamutin gamit ang mga usok, ilantad sa mga usok, lalo na sa layunin ng pagdidisimpekta o pagpuksa ng mga peste

🇲🇾Malay

wasap

merawat dengan asap, terdedah kepada asap, terutamanya dengan tujuan membasmi kuman atau membasmi perosak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبخير

المعالجة بالأبخرة، وتعريضها للأبخرة، خاصة بهدف التطهير أو القضاء على الآفات

🇮🇷Persian

بخور دادن

درمان با بخار، قرار گرفتن در معرض بخار، به ویژه با هدف ضد عفونی کردن یا از بین بردن آفات

🇹🇷Turkish

dezenfekte etmek

Özellikle zararlıları dezenfekte etmek veya yok etmek amacıyla dumanla tedavi etmek, dumana maruz bırakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחטא

לטפל באדים, לחשוף לאדים, במיוחד במטרה לחטא או להדביר מזיקים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'fumigate'?

The primary meaning of 'fumigate' is 'treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fumigate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'fumigate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fumigate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fumigate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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