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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUMIGATE

From Latin fūmigāre to smoke, steam, from fūmus smoke + agere to drive, produce.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUMIGATE

fumigate  [ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUMIGATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fumigate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fumigate in English.

WHAT DOES FUMIGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fumigate in the English dictionary

The definition of fumigate in the dictionary is to treat with fumes or smoke.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FUMIGATE

PRESENT

Present
I fumigate
you fumigate
he/she/it fumigates
we fumigate
you fumigate
they fumigate
Present continuous
I am fumigating
you are fumigating
he/she/it is fumigating
we are fumigating
you are fumigating
they are fumigating
Present perfect
I have fumigated
you have fumigated
he/she/it has fumigated
we have fumigated
you have fumigated
they have fumigated
Present perfect continuous
I have been fumigating
you have been fumigating
he/she/it has been fumigating
we have been fumigating
you have been fumigating
they have been fumigating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fumigated
you fumigated
he/she/it fumigated
we fumigated
you fumigated
they fumigated
Past continuous
I was fumigating
you were fumigating
he/she/it was fumigating
we were fumigating
you were fumigating
they were fumigating
Past perfect
I had fumigated
you had fumigated
he/she/it had fumigated
we had fumigated
you had fumigated
they had fumigated
Past perfect continuous
I had been fumigating
you had been fumigating
he/she/it had been fumigating
we had been fumigating
you had been fumigating
they had been fumigating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fumigate
you will fumigate
he/she/it will fumigate
we will fumigate
you will fumigate
they will fumigate
Future continuous
I will be fumigating
you will be fumigating
he/she/it will be fumigating
we will be fumigating
you will be fumigating
they will be fumigating
Future perfect
I will have fumigated
you will have fumigated
he/she/it will have fumigated
we will have fumigated
you will have fumigated
they will have fumigated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fumigating
you will have been fumigating
he/she/it will have been fumigating
we will have been fumigating
you will have been fumigating
they will have been fumigating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fumigate
you would fumigate
he/she/it would fumigate
we would fumigate
you would fumigate
they would fumigate
Conditional continuous
I would be fumigating
you would be fumigating
he/she/it would be fumigating
we would be fumigating
you would be fumigating
they would be fumigating
Conditional perfect
I would have fumigate
you would have fumigate
he/she/it would have fumigate
we would have fumigate
you would have fumigate
they would have fumigate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fumigating
you would have been fumigating
he/she/it would have been fumigating
we would have been fumigating
you would have been fumigating
they would have been fumigating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fumigate
we let´s fumigate
you fumigate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fumigate
Past participle
fumigated
Present Participle
fumigating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUMIGATE


castigate
ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt
circumnavigate
ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
colligate
ˈkɒlɪˌɡeɪt
congregate
ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt
delegate
ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt
desegregate
diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt
disaggregate
dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt
instigate
ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt
investigate
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
irrigate
ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt
litigate
ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt
mitigate
ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt
navigate
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
obligate
ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt
reinvestigate
ˌriːɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
relegate
ˈrɛlɪˌɡeɪt
remigate
ˈrɛmɪˌɡeɪt
segregate
ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt
suffumigate
səˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt
variegate
ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUMIGATE

fume
fume cupboard
fume-filled
fumed
fumeless
fumelike
fumer
fumet
fumetto
fumigant
fumigation
fumigator
fumigatory
fuming sulphuric acid
fumingly
fumitories
fumitory
fumosity
fumous
fumulus

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUMIGATE

agate
aggregate
alligate
AND gate
exclusive OR gate
fatigate
fertigate
frigate
fustigate
gate
in the aggregate
legate
ligate
profligate
Reigate
smifligate
strigate
subirrigate
tailgate
vitilitigate

Synonyms and antonyms of fumigate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUMIGATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fumigate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fumigate

Translation of «fumigate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUMIGATE

Find out the translation of fumigate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fumigate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fumigate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熏蒸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fumigar
570 millions of speakers

English

fumigate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूप देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبخير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окуривают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fumigar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুবাসিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fumiger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fumigate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausräuchern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

燻蒸消毒する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

훈증 소독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fumigate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xông khói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fumigate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धुराचार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tütsülemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fumigare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odkażania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обкурюють
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afuma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καπνίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rökbehandling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desinfisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fumigate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUMIGATE»

The term «fumigate» is regularly used and occupies the 79.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fumigate
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUMIGATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fumigate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fumigate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fumigate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUMIGATE»

Discover the use of fumigate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fumigate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gardening
Never fumigate a tree on which you know there is a San Jose scale. The furnace and not the fumigating house is the place for such trees. A dead scale on a tree is just as demoralizing to your business as a live one, it seen by the buyer. 3.
‎1900
2
Annual Report
Never fumigate a tree on which you know there is a San Jose Scale. The furnace and not the fumigating house is the place for such trees. A dead scale on a tree is just as demoralizing to your business as a live one, if seen by the buyer. 3.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Agriculture, 1900
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Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Never fumigate a tree on which you know there is a San Jose Scale. The furnace and not the fumigating house is the place for such trees. A dead scale on a tree is just as demoralizing to your business as a live one, if seen by the buyer. 3.
Pennsylvania. Dept. of Agriculture, 1900
4
Bulletin
Never fumigate a tree on which you know there is a San Jose Scale. The furnace and not the fumigating house is the place for such trees. A dead seale on a tree is just as demoralizing to your business as a live one, if seen by the buyer. 3.
‎1900
5
National Nurseryman
It is not wise to fumigate any stock when it is wet as it has been clearly demonstrated that trees will be injured in that condition. Man learns more by mistakes than in any other way. There fore I think it not amiss to repeat a few of the “Don'ts” ...
‎1905
6
The Yajur Veda (Taittiriya Sanhita)
a Maythe Vasus fumigate thee withtheGayatri metre,in the manner of Angiras; may the Rudras fumigate thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner ofAngiras; may the Adityas fumigate thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; may ...
Arthur Berriedale Keith
7
All Four Vedas
a May the Vasus fumigate thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Rudras fumigate thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Adityas fumigate thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; ...
IslamKotob
8
The Yajur Veda:
6. a May the Vasus fumigate thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras ; may the Rudras fumigate thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Adityas fumigate thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; ...
Arthur Berriedale Keith,Ralph T.H. Griffith, 2013
9
Farm Journal
THE stand that Farm Journal has taken not to advertise nurserymen who do not fumigate their stock against the San Jose Scale Louse has created quite a stir, and the question is up " to fumigate or not to fumigate? " It appears from the large  ...
‎1902
10
Integrated Pest Management for Almonds
Fumigate in September or October. winter-spring Observe waiting period required by fumigant label. Plant young trees on resistant rootstock if root knot nematodes are present. 1. Treatments that kill the root systems of the previous perennial ...
‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUMIGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fumigate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
For Boston Sports Fans, It's All About Rallying Cries
... deadline buyer or seller — in other words, fortify or fumigate, double down on the postseason or declare the Sox out of it for a second straight ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
US-Africa Relations: Arms and the Strongman
They will remark the endless supply of tear gas used to fumigate the political space, to which a wag might respond, 'They need to use up their ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
3
KCCA closes Shoprite Lugogo kitchen
"KCCA public health team asked Shoprite management to fumigate the bakery section which had cockroaches, but when they did so, they put ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
4
South Goa tense as dengue toll hits 58
The respective health centre sends a team to fumigate the residential areas. Besides taking precautionary measures, the health centres also ... «Oherald, Jul 15»
5
Best Pizza Delivery
Before we could fully fumigate the house, a friendly driver from Bridge Pizza pulled up with a large Madison (prosciutto and pineapple chutney on white) and a ... «Missoula Independent, Jul 15»
6
Packers assess damage in massive Wenatchee wildfire
Methyl bromide is used to fumigate cherries to kill codling moth before export to Japan. Burning chicken manure fertilizer at Northwest ... «Capital Press, Jul 15»
7
Aftermath of June 3 Disaster: Zoomlion responds with clean-up …
Zoomlion also employed the use of chemicals to fumigate the communities and to quench the stench emanating from stagnant water which ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
8
Are cover crops an option with all the wet weather?
They fumigate the soil and promote earthworms. The root is 80% water and decays quickly when soils warm up. Radish grows well under ... «The Paulding County Progress, Jul 15»
9
Yishun condo reports 25 dengue cases
NEA has also sent its officers once every two weeks to fumigate the condominium, as well as check for stagnant water or water in containers ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
10
Unmanned aircraft can protect crops from locusts
Preventive measures seek to monitor the areas in which they occur and fumigate locust populations identified as gregarious. In practice this is ... «PublicServiceEurope.com, Jul 15»

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