glaciate
[ gley-shee-eyt, -see- ]
/ ˈgleɪ ʃiˌeɪt, -si- /
verb (used with object), gla·ci·at·ed, gla·ci·at·ing.
to cover with ice or glaciers.
to affect by glacial action.
verb (used without object), gla·ci·at·ed, gla·ci·at·ing.
to become frozen or covered with ice or glaciers.
Origin of glaciate
1615–25; < Latin
glaciātus (past participle of
glaciāre to freeze), equivalent to
glaci(ēs) ice +
-ātus
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM glaciate
gla·ci·a·tion, noun un·gla·ci·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby glaciate
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British Dictionary definitions for glaciation
glaciate
/ (ˈɡleɪsɪˌeɪt) /
verb
to cover or become covered with glaciers or masses of ice
(tr)
to subject to the effects of glaciers, such as denudation and erosion