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fumigate

v.
US //ˈfjuməˌɡeɪt// UK //fjˈuːmɪɡˌeɪt// fu·mi·gate
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Origin

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin fūmigātus, perfect passive participle of fūmigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūmus (“smoke”).

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