glaciate

/ˈɡleɪʃiˌeɪt/
verb
  1. To cover or become covered with glaciers or ice sheets.
    • The landscape was glaciated thousands of years ago, leaving behind deep valleys.
    • During the last ice age, massive ice sheets glaciated much of North America.
    • Scientists study how climate change might glaciate new areas in the future.
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