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glaciate
gla·ci·ate
[
gláyshee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
gla·ci·at·ed
,
present participle
gla·ci·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
gla·ci·ates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
ice over:
to cover something with a glacier, or become covered with a glacier
2.
transitive verb
affect by glacier:
to affect something by the action of a glacier, especially by erosion
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
glaciat-
, past participle of
glaciare
"freeze" <
glacies
"ice"
]
gla·ci·a·tion
[
glàyshee áysh'n
]
noun
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gla·ci·a·tion [ glàyshee áysh'n ] noun
