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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.

RELATED WORDS

scrunch, rumple, pucker, crease, crumple, crinkle, wrinkle, pleat, curl, crimp, knit, bend, tuck, crisp, compress, gather, purse, twist, ruck, seam

Nearby words

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

Origin of corrugate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin corrūgātus past participle of corrūgāre, equivalent to cor- cor- + rūg(āre) to wrinkle + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

cor·ru·gat·ed, adjectivecor·ru·ga·tor, nounun·cor·ru·gat·ed, adjective
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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

corrugation, noun

Word Origin for corrugate

C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle
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