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bituminate, v.|bɪˈtjuːmɪneɪt|
[f. L. bitūmināt- ppl. stem of bitūmināre, to treat with bitumen.]
Hence biˈtuminated ppl. a.
†1. trans. To cement with bitumen (as mortar).
1628Feltham Resolves i. xlvi. (R.) The bituminated walls of Babylon. 1656Blount Glossogr., Bituminated, soldered or done with bitumen.
2. To convert into or impregnate with bitumen.
1799Kirwan Geol. Ess. vi. 294 Trees carbonated, or bituminated sometimes repose on Coal. Ibid. 297 A bituminated clay. Ibid. 319 This carbonaceous part would never be bituminated and converted into coal if real bitumen were not present. |