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glaciate

gla·ci·ate

glaciate

 
pronunciation:
gleI shi eIt [or] gleI si eIt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: glaciates, glaciating, glaciated
definition 1: to envelop or cover with ice or glaciers; freeze.
definition 2: to affect by glacial movement or change.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to be frozen or enveloped with ice or glaciers; freeze over.
derivation: glaciation (n.)