ʃiˌeɪt, -si- verb (used without object)
3.
to become frozen or covered with ice or glaciers.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin glaciātus (past participle of glaciāre to freeze), equivalent to glaci(ēs) ice + -ātus -ate1
1615–25; < Latin glaciātus (past participle of glaciāre to freeze), equivalent to glaci(ēs) ice + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
gla·ci·a·tion, noun
un·gla·ci·at·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover or become covered with glaciers or masses of ice |
| 2. | (tr) to subject to the effects of glaciers, such as denudation and erosion |
| glaci'ation | |
| —n | |
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