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corrugate

[ verb kawr-uh-geyt, kor-; adjective kawr-uh-git, -geyt, kor- ]

verb (used with object)

corrugated, corrugating.
  1. to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges.
  2. to wrinkle, as the skin or face.
  3. Western U.S. to make irrigation ditches in (a field).


verb (used without object)

corrugated, corrugating.
  1. to become corrugated; undergo corrugation.

adjective

  1. corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.

corrugate

verb

  1. usually tr to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. folded into furrows and ridges; wrinkled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌcorruˈgation, noun
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Other Words From

  • cor·ru·gat·ed adjective
  • cor·ru·ga·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corrugate1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin corrūgātus, past participle of corrūgāre, equivalent to cor- “with, together” + rūg(āre) “to wrinkle” + -ātus past participle suffix; cor-, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corrugate1

C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle

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