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, nounun·cor·ru·gat·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for corrugate

The dugout was covered with semi-circular sheets of corrugated iron, forming a vaulted roof.
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At the same time parts of the corrugated iron roof collapsed.
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Since the Nehers departed, the school got a corrugated iron roof and there is now a real road into the town.
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It ran into a corrugated tin sheet boundary and a large genip tree.
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There were trees and electrical poles strewn across the road and corrugated iron roofing that had been ripped off houses.
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In vain he corrugated his brows and twisted his jaws; the word would not come out.
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I remember that we played once in a schoolroom built of corrugated iron and without a vestige of scenery.
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These terms are given to a surface that resembles a corrugated panel, showing a ridgy, furrowy expanse.
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Did they conceal harems of centenarian women with wrinkled faces, and corrugated necks and hands?
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Behind us was the winding entrance to a shelter deep in the earth, reinforced by cement and corrugated iron, and lit by a candle.
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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 of corrugate

corrugation, noun

Word Origin for corrugate

C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle

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corrugate

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