tr.v. gla·ci·at·ed, gla·ci·at·ing, gla·ci·ates 1. a. To cover with ice or a glacier. b. To subject to or affect by glacial action. 2. To freeze. [Latin glaciāre, glaciāt-, to freeze, from glaciēs, ice; see gel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] gla′ci·ation n. |
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