Glaciate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. i. [L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to
     freeze, fr. glacies ice.]
     To turn to ice.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. t.
     1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.
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     2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring
        of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.
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     {Glaciated rocks}, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed,
        furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glaciate
       v 1: cover with ice or snow or a glacier; "the entire area was
            glaciated"
       2: become frozen and covered with glaciers