bituminate/bɪˈtjuːmɪneɪt/EtymologyFirst attested in 1628; borrowed from Late Latin bitūminātus, perfect passive participle of bitūminō (“to bituminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from bitūmen + verb-forming suffix.nounA substance that has been treated with bitumen.“Dr. Ehrmann has used the bituminate of iodoform with success in the treatment of soft chancres, especially phagedenic, as a dressing, after the opening of suppurating buboes, in gummy tumors and in ulcers of the leg.”verbTo treat or impregnate with bitumen.“Bituminated walls of Babylon.”