corrugate

[ verb kawr-uh-geyt, kor-; adjective kawr-uh-git, -geyt, kor- ]
/ verb ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr-; adjective ˈkɔr ə gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr- /

verb (used with object), cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing.

to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges.
to wrinkle, as the skin or face.
Western U.S. to make irrigation ditches in (a field).

verb (used without object), cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing.

to become corrugated; undergo corrugation.

adjective

corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.

Origin of corrugate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin corrūgātus past participle of corrūgāre, equivalent to cor- cor- + rūg(āre) to wrinkle + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM corrugate

cor·ru·gat·ed, adjective cor·ru·ga·tor, noun un·cor·ru·gat·ed, adjective

Words nearby corrugate

corrode, corrody, corrosion, corrosive, corrosive sublimate, corrugate, corrugated iron, corrugated paper, corrugation, corrugator, corrugator muscle

British Dictionary definitions for corrugator (1 of 2)

corrugator
/ (ˈkɒrʊˌɡeɪtə) /

noun

a muscle whose contraction causes wrinkling of the brow

British Dictionary definitions for corrugator (2 of 2)

corrugate

verb (ˈkɒrʊˌɡeɪt)

(usually tr) to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges

adjective (ˈkɒrʊɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)

folded into furrows and ridges; wrinkled

Derived forms of corrugate

corrugation, noun

Word Origin for corrugate

C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle

Medical definitions for corrugator

corrugator
[ kôr′ə-gā′tər ]

n.

A muscle that draws the skin together, causing it to wrinkle.