corrugate
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corrugate
- /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
verb corrugates · corrugating · corrugated
- 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: […]
- To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges. Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof
adjective more corrugate · most corrugate
- Corrugated, wrinkled, crumpled, furrowed.
Translations
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verb (of the skin) to wrinkle
| Deutsch | runzeln, schrumpeln, verschrumpeln |
|---|---|
| Русский | мо́рщиться mórščitʹsja |
verb to fold into parallel folds
| Español | corrugar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wellen, riffeln |
| Русский | гофрировать gofrirovatʹ, скла́дывать skládyvatʹ |
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