corrugate

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ === Verb === corrugate (third-person singular simple present corrugates, present participle corrugating, simple past and past participle corrugated) (transitive) To wrinkle (the skin). To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== corrugation ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === corrugate (comparative more corrugate, superlative most corrugate) (obsolete) Corrugated, wrinkled, crumpled, furrowed. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== corrugate inflection of corrugare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== corrugate f pl feminine plural of corrugato == Latin == === Verb === corrūgāte second-person plural present active imperative of corrūgō == Spanish == === Verb === corrugate second-person singular voseo imperative of corrugar combined with te