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corrugate

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12
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15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ (UK)
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/ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ (UK) · /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ (US)

Definition of corrugate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To wrinkle (the skin).
    “The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm, comfort, and strengthen the Fibres of the Stomach, and dissipate Flatulencies, corrugate the Membranes, and promote Digestion: […]”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To wrinkle (the skin).
    “The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm, comfort, and strengthen the Fibres of the Stomach, and dissipate Flatulencies, corrugate the Membranes, and promote Digestion: […]”
  2. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
    “Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof”

adj

  1. (obsolete)Corrugated, wrinkled, crumpled, furrowed.

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Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1620, the adjective in 1745; borrowed from Latin corrūgātus, perfect passive participle of Latin corrūgō (“to wrinkle, corrugate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + rūga (“wrinkle, crease”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Spanish acurrucar (“to snuggle; to curl up due to cold; to huddle”).

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