fumigate
v.
1520s, "scent with perfumes," back-formation from fumigation. The older verb was simply fume, c.1400. Meaning "apply smoke or fumes to," especially for cleansing purposes, is from 1781. Related: Fumigated; fumigating; fumigatory.
| 词汇 | fumigate |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary fumigate v. 1520s, "scent with perfumes," back-formation from fumigation. The older verb was simply fume, c.1400. Meaning "apply smoke or fumes to," especially for cleansing purposes, is from 1781. Related: Fumigated; fumigating; fumigatory. |
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