corrugate

verb

cor·​ru·​gate ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt How to pronounce corrugate (audio)
ˈkär-
corrugated; corrugating

transitive verb

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

Examples of corrugate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Completed in October 2022, the board-and-batten and corrugated copper-roof structure is nestled amid a double corner lot, just steps from world-class surf breaks, beaches, hiking trails, and the shops and restaurants of Hanalei Town. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023 City Hall had corrugated metal sheets outside the windows. WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023 Many companies offer heavy-duty cardboard, which is usually corrugated or extra thick to hold up better to drops or heavy items that may bend or warp thinner boxes. Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023 Photographs and videos from the school Saturday showed the windows and corrugated roofs of the dormitories blackened with soot. Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023 Pictures Sebuuma and another refugee sent to Reuters from the camp showed holes punched in the walls of homes made of corrugated iron. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020 Since 1885 residents of Bury, a market town of 190,000 people on Manchester’s northern fringe, have gathered at this lump of red brick and corrugated iron to watch their local team. The Economist, 29 Feb. 2020 Some works contain unusual textures and impressions from charred wood, corrugated cardboard or burlap. Richard Chang, Daily Pilot, 10 Oct. 2019 Class had only just begun at Precious Talent Top School in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, when the building, made of corrugated metal and wood, crumbled around 7:30 a.m., the Associated Press reports. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of corrugate was in 1620

Dictionary Entries Near corrugate

Cite this Entry

“Corrugate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrugate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

corrugate

verb
cor·​ru·​gate ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt How to pronounce corrugate (audio)
ˈkär-
corrugated; corrugating
: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds : furrow
corrugated paper
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