corrugate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges.
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to wrinkle, as the skin or face.
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Western U.S. to make irrigation ditches in (a field).
verb (used without object)
adjective
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Etymology
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-, -ate 1
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The pulp and paper mill makes about 1,800 tons of unbleached paper and corrugate medium each day.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
In its hunger for corrugate, China is helping to reshape the global economy, often in profound and lasting ways.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
In the United States, the greatest beneficiaries of our newfound dependence on corrugate are the so-called Big Five, the paper corporations that dominate the American market.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
The outer shipping box is 100% recyclable cardboard corrugate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2020
The corrugate shapes of old harrowtroughs still faintly visible.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
The corrugated steel walls are filled with dense foam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Special corrugated boxes have been developed to protect the fruit and help keep them cool.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Insulation from the global natural-gas shock benefits not just household bill payers but also manufacturers of everything from steel and plastics to fertilizer and corrugated boxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
It's like a wing with a flexible, corrugated structure within it – something like an accordion – that allows said wing to fold down quickly, or flex with ease.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
It showed both the remaining footage in the current order and the processing speed of the corrugating machine.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
He invested in kraft vats, and when corrugating technology reached in America, he invested in that too, allowing him to produce bigger, stronger boxes capable of carrying heavier cargo, like sugar and coffee beans.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Beside me sat a man whose anxiety radiated from him in waves, like heat corrugating the air.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2021
Another kind of wave known as a bending wave is caused by a moon that orbits at an angle inclined to the ring plane, warping or corrugating the ring's edge.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is weary work being a pessimist these days, for the process of corrugating the brow and groaning at the War news must of necessity entail much energy.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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