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glaciate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. i. [L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to freeze, fr. glacies ice.] To turn to ice. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. t.
1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.
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2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring
of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.
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Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed,
furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.
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