Dictionary entry

Fumigate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fu″mi‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fumigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fumigating (?).] [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.