Definition of GLACIATE

glaciate

Verb

Verb Forms: glaciated, glaciating, glaciates

  • To cover or become covered with glaciers or ice sheets.
  • cover with ice or snow or a glacier
    • "the entire area was glaciated"
  • become frozen and covered with glaciers
  • To cover with ice or a glacier.
  • To erode with a glacier.
  • To freeze.

Examples

  • He watched the Scrabble board glaciate with consonants, making it hard to find a vowel.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glaciātus, past participle of glaciō (“freeze”).

Scrabble Score: 11

glaciate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
glaciate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glaciate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

glaciate: valid Words With Friends Word