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glaciate

/ˈɡleɪʃieɪt/

Translations

glaciateverb

glaciated

Past Simple

glaciated

Past Participle

glaciating

Gerund

/ˈɡleɪʃieɪt/

The lake began to glaciate as the temperature dropped.

Озеро начало леденеть, когда температура упала.

покрывать льдом

The mountain range started to glaciate during the last ice age.

Горный хребет начал покрываться льдом во время последнего ледникового периода.

Additional translations

образовываться вледенением

Synonyms

cover with ice

glaciateverb

To cover or erode with ice or glaciers; to subject land or rock to glacial action.

Advancing ice sheets glaciated the northern plains, carving out lakes and valleys.

(intransitive) To become covered by glaciers or by ice; to undergo glaciation.

High-altitude peaks began to glaciate as the climate cooled.

To freeze or make icy; to form a surface layer of ice on something.

Spray from the waterfall can glaciate the surrounding rocks in winter.