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fu·mi·gate Listen to audio/ˈfju:ˌgeɪt/ verb
fu·mi·gates; fu·mi·gat·ed; fu·mi·gat·ing
[+ obj] : to remove germs, insects, etc., from (a room or building) with smoke or gas that destroys them
All the hospital rooms had to be fumigated. We had to fumigate our apartment to get rid of the ants.
— fu·mi·ga·tion Listen to audio /ˌfju:ˈgeɪʃən/ noun, plural fu·mi·ga·tions [count, noncount]
— fu·mi·ga·tor Listen to audio /ˈfju:ˌgeɪtɚ/ noun, plural fu·mi·ga·tors [count]

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