suffumigate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Suf*fu"mi*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. suffumigatus, p.p. of suffumigare to fumigate from below. See Sub-, and Fumigate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Suffumigated ; present participle & verbal noun Suffumigating
Definitions
  1. To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part.

Webster 1913