BITUMINATE

Etymology

Verb

bituminate (third-person singular simple present bituminates, present participle bituminating, simple past and past participle bituminated)

(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*tu"mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bituminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminating.] Etym: [L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See Bitumen.]

Definition: To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen. "Bituminated walls of Babylon." Feltham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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