Glaciate
(verb)
To cover (an area of land) with a glacier or ice sheet.
Origin:
The word glaciate is derived from the latin word "glacies" which means "ice" or "frost".
Examples:
- The area was glaciated during the last ice age.
- The valley was glaciated and left with a U-shape.
- The mountain range was glaciated and left with smooth peaks.
- The island was glaciated and left with a rugged terrain.
- The region was glaciated and left with a rich deposit of glacial till.