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Glaciate (Verb)

Cover with ice or snow or a glacier; "the entire area was glaciated".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The polar region was heavily glaciated during the last ice age due to extreme cold temperatures and heavy snowfall.
The landscape of New Zealand's southern island was completely glaciated at one point in time, but most of the ice has since melted away.
The team of scientists ventured into the ice caves to study an area that was not glaciated thousands of years ago.
At higher elevations, the valley was almost entirely glaciated, while at lower elevations it was barely touched.
As the climate changed, much of the previously unglaciated regions became glaciated, covering previously pristine landscapes under thick sheets of ice.

Become frozen and covered with glaciers.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The polar region began to glaciate during the ice age and lasted for thousands of years.
Scientists believe that the valley will glaciate again if the temperatures drop even further.
Extensive areas of the planet's surface appear to glaciate as a result of variations in the Earth's orbit.
Severe global cooling will cause the region to glaciate in a matter of centuries.
Mountain ranges are likely to glaciate during periods of prolonged cold.