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Definition fume

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French fum (“smoke, steam, vapour”), from Latin f?mus (“vapour, smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?uh?mós (“smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“to smoke, raise dust”). More at dun, dusk, dust.

Noun

fume (plural fumes)

1. A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
2. A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
3. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
4. Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
5. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.
6. (obsolete) A passionate person.

Verb

fume (third-person singular simple present fumes, present participle fuming, simple past and past participle fumed)

1. (transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
2. (transitive) To apply or offer incense to.
3. (intransitive) To emit fumes.
4. (intransitive) To pass off in fumes or vapours.
5. (intransitive, figuratively) To express or feel great anger.
6. (intransitive, figuratively) To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.

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