Dictionary

corrugate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

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

Forms

corrugate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

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: […] 1724, John Quincy, Pharmacopœia officinalis & extemporanea, page 595:
2. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
   • Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof

Forms

Deriveds

corrugated · corrugator

Relateds

corrugation

Translations (25)

es corrugar (to fold into parallel folds) · nl plooien (to fold into parallel folds) · de riffeln (to fold into parallel folds) · bg набръчквам ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · ru мо́рщиться ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · bg нагъвам (to fold into parallel folds) · hu ráncosodik ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · hu ráncos lesz ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · nl rimpelen ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · sv korrugera (to fold into parallel folds) · de verschrumpeln ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · de runzeln ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · hu hullámosodik (to fold into parallel folds) · sv vecka (to fold into parallel folds) · de schrumpeln ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · ru гофрировать (to fold into parallel folds) · bg набръчкам ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · fi aallottaa (to fold into parallel folds) · hu hullámos lesz (to fold into parallel folds) · fi poimuttaa (to fold into parallel folds) · ru скла́дывать (to fold into parallel folds) · bg надиплям (to fold into parallel folds) · de wellen (to fold into parallel folds) · fi rypistää ((of the skin) to wrinkle) · hu ráncolódik ((of the skin) to wrinkle)