gla·ci·ate
(glā′shē-āt′, -sē-)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.
gla′ci·a′tion n.
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glaciate
(ˈɡleɪsɪˌeɪt) vb1. (Geological Science) to cover or become covered with glaciers or masses of ice
2. (Geological Science) (tr) to subject to the effects of glaciers, such as denudation and erosion
ˌglaciˈation n
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gla•ci•ate
(ˈgleɪ ʃiˌeɪt, -si-)
v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to cover with ice or glaciers.
2. to affect by glacial action.
v.i. 3. to become frozen or covered with ice or glaciers.
[1615–25; < Latin glaciātus, past participle of glaciāre to freeze, derivative of glaciēs ice]
gla`ci•a′tion, n.
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glaciate
Past participle: glaciated
Gerund: glaciating
Imperative |
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glaciate |
glaciate |
Present |
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I glaciate |
you glaciate |
he/she/it glaciates |
we glaciate |
you glaciate |
they glaciate |
Preterite |
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I glaciated |
you glaciated |
he/she/it glaciated |
we glaciated |
you glaciated |
they glaciated |
Present Continuous |
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I am glaciating |
you are glaciating |
he/she/it is glaciating |
we are glaciating |
you are glaciating |
they are glaciating |
Present Perfect |
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I have glaciated |
you have glaciated |
he/she/it has glaciated |
we have glaciated |
you have glaciated |
they have glaciated |
Past Continuous |
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I was glaciating |
you were glaciating |
he/she/it was glaciating |
we were glaciating |
you were glaciating |
they were glaciating |
Past Perfect |
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I had glaciated |
you had glaciated |
he/she/it had glaciated |
we had glaciated |
you had glaciated |
they had glaciated |
Future |
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I will glaciate |
you will glaciate |
he/she/it will glaciate |
we will glaciate |
you will glaciate |
they will glaciate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have glaciated |
you will have glaciated |
he/she/it will have glaciated |
we will have glaciated |
you will have glaciated |
they will have glaciated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be glaciating |
you will be glaciating |
he/she/it will be glaciating |
we will be glaciating |
you will be glaciating |
they will be glaciating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been glaciating |
you have been glaciating |
he/she/it has been glaciating |
we have been glaciating |
you have been glaciating |
they have been glaciating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been glaciating |
you will have been glaciating |
he/she/it will have been glaciating |
we will have been glaciating |
you will have been glaciating |
they will have been glaciating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been glaciating |
you had been glaciating |
he/she/it had been glaciating |
we had been glaciating |
you had been glaciating |
they had been glaciating |
Conditional |
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I would glaciate |
you would glaciate |
he/she/it would glaciate |
we would glaciate |
you would glaciate |
they would glaciate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have glaciated |
you would have glaciated |
he/she/it would have glaciated |
we would have glaciated |
you would have glaciated |
they would have glaciated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | glaciate - cover with ice or snow or a glacier; "the entire area was glaciated" |
| 2. | glaciate - become frozen and covered with glaciersfreeze - change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" |
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