CORRUGATE


Meaning of CORRUGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt, ˈkär- ]

verb

( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )

Etymology: Latin corrugatus, past participle of corrugare, from com- + ruga wrinkle; probably akin to Lithuanian raukas wrinkle — more at rough

Date: 1620

transitive verb

: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : furrow

intransitive verb

: to become corrugated

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.