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/ˈfjuːmɪɡeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals..
They fumigated the Church with burnt wool and feathers instead of incense, put foul water into the holy-water basins, and celebrated a parody on the Church-service, the mock Abbot officiating at the altar; […]
‘Pest control are coming too. They’ll be fumigating the place.’
Use fumigate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fumigate means (transitive) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals..
Common synonyms include fume.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They fumigated the Church with burnt wool and feathers instead of incense, put foul water into the holy-water basins, and celebrated a parody on the Church-service, the mock Abbot officiating at the altar; […]
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