glaciate

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glaciate

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Borrowed from Latin glaciātus, perfect passive participle of glaciō (“to freeze”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

verb glaciates · glaciating · glaciated

To cover with ice or a glacier.
To erode with a glacier. The nivated and glaciated areas shared the same snowfall and the same climatic conditions […]
To freeze.

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@misc{glaciate_2026,
  title = {glaciate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glaciate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}