Etymology

infumate

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Today it means: To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke. Full definition →

Latin infumātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominfumātus
  2. English todayinfumate

First attested in 1847; borrowed from Latin infumātus, perfect passive participle of infumō (“to infumate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fumō (“to smoke”), from fumus (“smoke”).

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