Fumigate - English meaning

Fumigate – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.
Usage examples:
We got sulphur candles to fumigate the house
Synonims:
DisinfectPurifySterilizeSanitizeSanitateDecontaminateCleanseClean outSmoke outDepolluteDepurateDeterge

verb
To remove harmful insects, bacteria, or disease, using chemical gas or smoke
Usage examples:
[ t ] we had to fumigate the house to get rid of cockroaches.

Fumigate translation into English

Fumigate: translate from English into Chinese

熏, 烋

Fumigate: translate from English into Dutch

Uitroken

Fumigate: translate from English into French

Fumiger, Désinfecter par fumigation

Fumigate: translate from English into German

Ausräuchern

Fumigate: translate from English into Hindi

धूप देना, सुवासित करना, धूनी देना, धुनी देना, धुआँ देकर शुद्ध या कीटाणुरहित करना, धुनी देकर शुद्ध या कीटाणुरहित करना

Fumigate: translate from English into Italian

Fumigare

Fumigate: translate from English into Korean

훈증하다, 그을리다, 향을 피우다

Fumigate: translate from English into Russian

Окуривать, Дезинфицировать, Очищать парами, Курить благовония

Fumigate: translate from English into Spanish

Fumigar, Hacer fumigación

Word origin

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

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Fumigate – similar words

fumigates

verb
Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.
Usage examples:
We got sulphur candles to fumigate the house

verb
To remove harmful insects, bacteria, or disease, using chemical gas or smoke
Usage examples:
[ t ] we had to fumigate the house to get rid of cockroaches.

Fumigates - all meanings in English

fumigated

verb
Disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals.
Usage examples:
We got sulphur candles to fumigate the house

Fumigated - all meanings in English

fumigants

noun
A chemical that produces fumes used to disinfect or purify an area.
Usage examples:
Soil fumigants used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees

Fumigants - all meanings in English

fumigant

noun
A chemical that produces fumes used to disinfect or purify an area.
Usage examples:
Soil fumigants used to sterilize old orchards before planting new trees

Fumigant - all meanings in English

Fumigate synonims

cleanse

klenz

verb
Make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean.
Usage examples:
This preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin

noun
A process or period of time during which a person attempts to rid the body of substances regarded as toxic or unhealthy, typically by consuming only water or other liquids.
Usage examples:
You can consume the broth three times a day for a cleanse

verb
To remove all the dirt or harmful substances from something
Usage examples:
Thoroughly cleanse the wound and the area around it.

Cleanse - all meanings in English

decontaminate

ˌdiː.kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt

verb
Neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person).
Usage examples:
They tried to decontaminate nearby villages

verb
To remove dangerous substances from something
Usage examples:
Estimates of the amount of money needed to decontaminate the heavily polluted chemical installation…

Decontaminate - all meanings in English

disinfect

ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfekt

verb
Clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria.
Usage examples:
He disinfected and dressed the cut on his forehead

verb
To clean by using chemicals to kill bacteria that cause disease

verb
To clean something using chemicals that kill bacteria and other very small living things that cause disease
Usage examples:
Disinfect the toilets/a wound

Disinfect - all meanings in English

purify

verb
Remove contaminants from.
Usage examples:
The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day

verb
To rid something of dirty or harmful substances
Usage examples:
Flower growers here are required to purify all their runoff water.

Purify - all meanings in English

sanitize

verb
Make clean and hygienic; disinfect.
Usage examples:
New chemicals for sanitizing a pool

verb
To make something completely clean
Usage examples:
The majority of public swimming pools are sanitized with chlorine., the new text sanitizes early am…

Sanitize - all meanings in English

sterilize

verb
Make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
Usage examples:
Babies' feeding equipment can be cleaned and sterilized

Sterilize - all meanings in English

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