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suffumigate

[ suh-fyoo-mi-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, suf·fu·mi·gat·ed, suf·fu·mi·gat·ing.
  1. to fumigate from below; apply fumes or smoke to.

suffumigate

/ səˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to fumigate from or as if from beneath
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • sufˌfumiˈgation, noun
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Other Words From

  • suf·fumi·gation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suffumigate1

1580–90; < Latin suffūmigātus; suf-, fumigate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suffumigate1

C16: from Latin suffūmigāre, from sub- + fūmigāre to fumigate
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Example Sentences

At nine o'clock I placed her legs in a bath of lukewarm water, and taught her how to suffumigate.

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