glaciate

verb

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gla·ci·ate | \ ˈglā-shē-ˌāt

, -sē- \

glaciated; glaciating

Definition of glaciate

transitive verb

1 : freeze

2a : to subject to glacial action also : to produce glacial effects in or on

b : to cover with a glacier

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Recent Examples on the Web Outside, clearly visible six miles to the south and more than 12,000 feet above town, rose the domed, glaciated head of 15,777-foot Mont Blanc, western Europe’s highest peak. — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019

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