Fumigating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to
     fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]
     1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify,
        or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.
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     2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.
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