fumigate

Questions about fumigate

What does fumigate mean?

fumigate means "treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests".

How many syllables are in fumigate?

fumigate has 3 syllables: fu-mi-gate. The stress falls on "fu". In IPA it is /ˈfjuməˌɡeɪt/.

What is another word for fumigate?

Close synonyms include fume. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fumigate a common word?

fumigate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fumigate?

28 words rhyme with fumigate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.