glaciate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cover with ice or glaciers.
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to affect by glacial action.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to cover or become covered with glaciers or masses of ice
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(tr) to subject to the effects of glaciers, such as denudation and erosion
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Etymology
Origin of glaciate
1615–25; < Latin glaciātus (past participle of glaciāre to freeze), equivalent to glaci ( ēs ) ice + -ātus -ate 1
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Around him, candles burn in the frigid breeze and flowers glaciate at their stems.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The 1858 oil painting presents a panoramic view of the Ecuadorian Andes encompassing the snow-capped volcanic peak at the top, blue glaciated ice below, and towering palm trees lower still.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The event affected every glaciated region of the state except the Brooks Range.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
But neither have been hit harder than Pakistan's mountainous north, home to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one of the most glaciated areas in the region.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
The rugged, remote region was hours from any towns, and featured low-lying hills, steep alpine cliffsides, and "even glaciated terrain", he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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