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Definition of corrugate in English: corrugateverb ˈkɒrʊɡeɪtˈkɔrəɡeɪt Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds. no object Micky's brow corrugated in a simian frown Example sentencesExamples - The deep bays that corrugate St Lucia's coastlines were the cause of 150 years of conflict between the French and the English, who both desired the island for its natural harbours and strategic position in the Caribbean Sea.
Synonyms ridged, fluted, channelled, furrowed, grooved, crimped, folded, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased, wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled, rumpled
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin corrugat- 'wrinkled', from the verb corrugare, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rugare (from ruga 'a wrinkle'). Definition of corrugate in US English: corrugateverbˈkôrəɡātˈkɔrəɡeɪt Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds. no object Micky's brow corrugated in a simian frown Example sentencesExamples - The deep bays that corrugate St Lucia's coastlines were the cause of 150 years of conflict between the French and the English, who both desired the island for its natural harbours and strategic position in the Caribbean Sea.
Synonyms ridged, fluted, channelled, furrowed, grooved, crimped, folded, crinkled, crinkly, puckered, creased, wrinkled, wrinkly, crumpled, rumpled
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin corrugat- ‘wrinkled’, from the verb corrugare, from cor- (expressing intensive force) + rugare (from ruga ‘a wrinkle’). |