glaciate verb. ['gleɪsɪeɪt] E17.
[Latin glaciat- pa. ppl stem of glaciare freeze, from glacies ice: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Freeze. Long rare or obsolete (chiefly in Dicts.). E17.

2. verb trans. Geology. Mark or polish by the action of ice; cover with glaciers or ice sheets. Chiefly as glaciated ppl adjective. M19.
■ F. Hoyle Ice ages are not all-or-nothing affairs that glaciate the entire earth.

■ glaci'ation noun (a) (a result of) the process of freezing; (b) Geology the action, condition, or result of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets: M17.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲