1. to cover with ice or glaciers; to subject to glaciation
Usage: transitive or intransitive; geology
2. to undergo glaciation; to be shaped or eroded by glaciers
Usage: intransitive; geology

Examples

• During the last ice age, glaciers glaciated much of North America.
• The valley was glaciated thousands of years ago, leaving behind U-shaped terrain.
• Climate change may prevent future glaciation in some regions.
• Glaciated landscapes often feature deep valleys and rocky peaks.
• The mountain range was heavily glaciated during the Pleistocene epoch.
• As temperatures dropped, the region began to glaciate.