fumigate

Verb

Verb Forms: fumigated, fumigating, fumigates

To subject to fumes to destroy pests or disinfect.
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.

Examples

He wished he could fumigate his brain of all the bad plays he’d made earlier.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fume

Scrabble Score: 14

fumigate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fumigate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fumigate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

fumigate: valid Words With Friends Word