corrugate

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

/ verb ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr-; adjective ˈkɔr ə gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr- /

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verb (used with object), cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing.

to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges.

to wrinkle, as the skin or face.

Western U.S. to make irrigation ditches in (a field).

verb (used without object), cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing.

to become corrugated; undergo corrugation.

adjective

corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.

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Origin of corrugate

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; see cor-, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM corrugate

cor·ru·gat·ed, adjectivecor·ru·ga·tor, noun

Words nearby corrugate

corrode, corrody, corrosion, corrosive, corrosive sublimate, corrugate, corrugated, corrugated iron, corrugated paper, corrugation, corrugator

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How to use corrugate in a sentence

It’s a corrugated metal box—a two-stall outhouse with a little wooden flag that you can prop up while using the facilities—and it has a view more than worthy of its name.
When Climate Change Came for My Favorite Glacier|smurguia|July 30, 2021|Outside Online
After getting transferred away from the park in 2015, Ranger Ross has been letting backcountry campers rent out his off-grid, corrugated metal cabin in the painted desert of Arizona and making them smile ever since.
The Best Hipcamp for Every National Park|Emily Pennington|May 19, 2021|Outside Online
His face would grow grim, the seam-worn forehead would corrugate, the muscles of his jaw throb nervously.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
Le Borgne's cheeks corrugate in wrinkles of bronze that leer an evil laugh, and he pretends not to understand.
Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut

Yet we had watched his smooth brow furrow and corrugate as under some carking care or devouring sorrow.
Moon-Face and Other Stories|Jack London
However, "broad-browed Verulam," let not that brow's breadth cloud or corrugate in vexation at my persiflage.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 31, 1887|Various
Flutes, 72 four inches deep, corrugate the beast's underpart from tail to neck.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for corrugate

corrugate

verb (ˈkɒrʊˌɡeɪt)

(usually tr) to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges

adjective (ˈkɒrʊɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)

folded into furrows and ridges; wrinkled

Derived forms of corrugate

corrugation, noun

Word Origin for corrugate

C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle

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