corrugate

English

Etymology

From Latin corrugo (“I wrinkle; I corrugate”), from con- +‎ rūga (“furrow”) +‎ . Compare Spanish acurrucar (to snuggle; to curl up because of the cold; to huddle).

Verb

corrugate (third-person singular simple present corrugates, present participle corrugating, simple past and past participle corrugated)

  1. (of the skin) To wrinkle.
  2. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

corrugate (comparative more corrugate, superlative most corrugate)

  1. (obsolete) corrugated; wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed

Italian

Verb

corrugate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of corrugare
  2. second-person plural imperative of corrugare
  3. feminine plural of corrugato

Latin

Verb

corrūgāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of corrūgō
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