verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To cover with ice or a glacier.
2. 2
   become frozen and covered with glaciers wordnet
3. 3
   To erode with a glacier.

   "The nivated and glaciated areas shared the same snowfall and the same climatic conditions […]"

4. 4
   cover with ice or snow or a glacier wordnet
5. 5
   To freeze.

Synonyms

All synonyms

blastblightcongealdeep freezefreezeice

Example

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"The nivated and glaciated areas shared the same snowfall and the same climatic conditions […]"

Etymology

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

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