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brecciate [brech-ee-eyt, bresh-] WORD ORIGIN verb (used with object), brec·ci·at·ed, brec·ci·at·ing. Petrology. to form as breccia. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of brecciate First recorded in 1765–75; brecci(a) + -ate1 Related formsbrec·ci·a·tion [brech-ee-ey-shuh n, bresh-] /ˌbrɛtʃ iˈeɪ ʃən, ˌbrɛʃ-/, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019