brecciate

brecciate (third-person singular simple present brecciates, present participle brecciating, simple past and past participle brecciated)

1. (geology, transitive) To turn (something) into breccia.

   The impact event brecciated the regolith in the area of the crater.

2. (geology, intransitive) To become breccia.

• breccia
• brecciation

brecciate

1. feminine plural of brecciato