corrugate

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

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

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Adjective

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corrugate (comparative more corrugate, superlative most corrugate)

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

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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corrugate

  1. inflection of corrugare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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corrugate f pl

  1. feminine plural of corrugato

Latin

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Verb

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corrūgāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of corrūgō

Spanish

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Verb

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corrugate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of corrugar combined with te