fume

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fjuːm/

Verb

transitive intransitive figuratively

(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints. / (transitive) To apply or offer incense to. / (intransitive) To emit fumes.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）木材などにアンモニアの煙を当て、暗い色調を出す処理を行うこと / （他動詞）お香を焚いて供える行為をすること / （自動詞）煙や蒸気を放出すること

What is this buttons?

We fume the archival documents to remove mold spores before storage.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

保管する前に、アーカイブ資料をカビの胞子を取り除くために蒸気にさらします。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To apply or offer incense to.

Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom.

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