Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glaciate

/ɡlˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glaciate
IPA: /ɡlˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cover with ice or a glacier.

verb

To erode with a glacier.

verb

Example Sentences

"The nivated and glaciated areas shared the same snowfall and the same climatic conditions […]"
"At that point the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

glaciates (present, singular) glaciating (participle, present) glaciated (participle, past) glaciated (past)

Derived Forms

deglaciate glaciated glaciation reglaciate

Frequently Paired Words

glacier

Rhymes With

ingratiate emaciate

Questions

How do you pronounce glaciate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/.
What does glaciate mean?: To cover with ice or a glacier.
Where does glaciate come from?: Borrowed from Latin glaciātus, perfect passive participle of glaciō (“to freeze”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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