Etymology

glaciate

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Today it means: To cover with ice or a glacier. Full definition →

Latin glaciātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromglaciātus
  2. English todayglaciate

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

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