fumigate
verb
1 fumigate
Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests.
synonym: fume.
Roget 652:
be clean,
render clean
etc.
adj.;
clean,
cleanse;
mundify†,
rinse,
wring,
flush,
full,
wipe,
mop,
sponge,
scour,
swab,
scrub,
brush up.
wash,
lave,
launder,
buck;
absterge†,
deterge†;
decrassify†;
clear,
purify;
depurate†,
despumate†,
defecate;
purge,
expurgate,
elutriate [Chem],
lixiviate†,
edulcorate†,
clarify,
refine,
rack;
filter,
filtrate;
drain,
strain.
disinfect,
fumigate,
ventilate,
deodorize;
whitewash;
castrate,
emasculate.
sift,
winnow,
pick,
weed,
comb,
rake,
brush,
sweep.
rout out,
clear out,
sweep out
&c.;
make a clean sweep of.
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Roget 336:
render gaseous
etc.
334;
vaporize,
volatilize;
distill,
sublime;
evaporate,
exhale,
smoke,
transpire,
emit vapor,
fume,
reek,
steam,
fumigate;
cohobate†;
finestill†.
bubble,
sparge,
effervesce,
boil.
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Dutch: uitroken
Moby thesaurus: aerate, aerify, antisepticize, aromatize, atomize, autoclave, boil, carbonate, cense, chlorinate, cleanse, decontaminate, delouse, disinfect, distill, embalm, emit, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fluidize, fractionate, freshen the air, fume, gasify, give off, hydrogenate, hygienize, incense, odorize, oxygenate, pasteurize, perfume, purify, reek, sanitate, sanitize, scent, send out, smoke, spray, steam, sterilize, sublimate, sublime, thurify, vaporize, ventilate, volatilize ... show more.
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