Filled or treated with smoke or gases to kill insects, germs, or pests in a building or enclosed space.
From Latin 'fumigatus,' combining 'fumus' (smoke) + 'agere' (to drive). The word entered English in the 16th century and refers to the ancient practice of using smoke to purify spaces and kill pests.
Fumigation is one of humanity's oldest pest control methods—ancient Egyptians and Romans used smoke to disinfect, and we still do essentially the same thing today, proving that sometimes the most ancient solutions are still the most effective!
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